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New Birth Spokesperson Denies That Vanessa Long Has Left Her Husband

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Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California October 6, 2022
The Los Angeles region is home to the world’s largest Iranian community outside of Iran.
Why We Are Surveying the MENA Community in the U.S. October 5, 2022
We are pursuing a project on how people of Middle Eastern and North African descent in the U.S. think about their racial and ethnic identities.
N.L.R.B. Issues Complaint Against Apple October 4, 2022
The labor agency found that the tech giant interrogated employees about the union and prevented union fliers in the break room.
Who Is Perla? A Central Figure in Florida’s Migrant Flights Emerges. October 4, 2022
Investigators believe a woman with a background in military counterintelligence was sent to Texas to recruit migrants for the flights to Martha’s Vineyard.
A shrunken Mississippi River snarls barge traffic and imperils drinking supplies. October 6, 2022
A dry summer in the Midwest has reduced the Mississippi’s flow so much that salt water from the Gulf of Mexico may creep upstream.
Teenagers Keep Vaping Despite Crackdowns on E-Cigarettes October 6, 2022
While use among youths has fallen since the peaks of 2018-19, resumption of in-school classes this year shows students still have access to flavored, disposable vapes.
Second City to Open Its First New York Outpost October 6, 2022
Long a staple of Chicago, the improv and sketch company plans to open a theater and training center in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn next year.
U.S. to Begin Screening Air Passengers From Uganda for Ebola October 6, 2022
There are no cases in the United States, but federal health officials also urged doctors to be vigilant for patients with symptoms.

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African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge October 6, 2022
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of African nations have urged rich countries to do more to combat the climate crisis, and called the failure to meet a funding promise from 2009 “shameful”.At a conference in Giza, Egypt, on […]
‘I have a voice’: African activists struggle to attend UN climate talks in Egypt October 6, 2022
Young campaigners from the continent most affected by the climate crisis face financial and accreditation difficulties for Cop27African climate activists from some of the countries most affected by global heating say they are struggling to get access to the UN climate talks in Egypt in November.Cop27, which has been termed “the African Cop”, threatens to tak […]
Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia October 6, 2022
WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.The UN health agency also […]
Drone footage shows orcas chasing and killing great white shark October 5, 2022
Scientists say behaviour, filmed in South Africa, has never been seen in detail before – and never from the airScientists have published findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world’s largest sea predators.A pod of killer whales is seen chasing sharks during an hour-long pursu […]
‘Shocking blow to Indigenous land rights’ as court dismisses Maasai herder claim October 5, 2022
Herders lodge appeal against ruling in their case against the Tanzanian government, which they say is violently evicting them from ancestral landLawyers for Maasai herders who say the Tanzanian government is trying to violently evict them from their ancestral land to make way for a luxury game reserve have lodged an appeal against a court ruling that dismiss […]
Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school October 5, 2022
Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups warnNearly every school-age child in Sudan is missing out on education, either completely or facing serious disruption, aid organisations have warned.Schools in some states reopened this week after delays due to severe flooding […]
Trudeau: ice hockey body has lost public confidence over sexual abuse scandal October 6, 2022
Prime minister hints at setting up new governing body after major firms pull support for Hockey Canada over handling of allegationsJustin Trudeau has warned Canada’s ice hockey governing body that it has “lost the confidence” of Canadians and could be easily replaced by a new organization, amid growing outcry about its handling of a string of sexual assault […]
Mexico mayor among 18 killed in town hall massacre October 6, 2022
Attack in southern state of Guerrero was followed by fatal shooting of lawmaker in neighbouring state of MorelosAttackers gunned down a mayor, his father and 16 other people in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Wednesday, authorities have said.The state’s attorney general, Sandra Luz Valdovinos, told Milenio television late on Wednesday that 18 peopl […]

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Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack October 6, 2022
An ex-police officer killed at least 37 people at a childcare centre before killing himself and his family.
Ukraine war: 'Mother, I'm scared' - Zaporizhzhia city devastated by rocket attacks October 6, 2022
Survivors recount horror of deadly attacks on city of Zaporizhzhia, being blamed on Russia.
Nika Shakarami: Iran protester's family forced to lie about death - source October 6, 2022
State TV shows Nika Shakarami's uncle condemning the protests as a voice appears to threaten him.
Greek cliff rescue in double migrant tragedy off Lesbos and Kythira October 6, 2022
At least 17 people have died off Lesbos, after a boat hit rocks under a cliff elsewhere in Greece.
Annie Ernaux: 'Uncompromising' French author wins Nobel Literature Prize October 6, 2022
The panel praises French author Annie Ernaux for her "courage" exploring gender, language and class.
UK's Truss joins Europe's leaders for big summit on Ukraine war October 6, 2022
Leaders from the UK and across Europe meet in Prague as part of a new political forum.
Kevin Spacey on trial over New York sex abuse claim October 6, 2022
The actor denies inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy at a Manhattan apartment party in 1986.
WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia October 6, 2022
Some 66 deaths in The Gambia may be linked to four syrups made by an India-based firm, world health officials say.

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