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Man rescued trying to reach Spain from Morocco in rubber ring and flippers
BySam Jones in Madrid July 22, 2025

Family in yacht pulled young man from the sea off Costa del SolA man who was apparently trying to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers has been rescued after he was spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands.The family wer…

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Man rescued trying to reach Spain from Morocco in rubber ring and flippers
BySam Jones in Madrid July 22, 2025

Family in yacht pulled young man from the sea off Costa del SolA man who was apparently trying to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers has been rescued after he was spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands.The family wer…

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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
ByStefanie Glinski in Cairo July 18, 2025

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollutionWhen Mina Nedi graduated with a nursing degree last year, his friend…

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Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve
ByKat Lay, Global health correspondent July 17, 2025

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian cris…

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Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids
ByReuters July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Rights group says targets of Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan were ‘empty of military objectives’Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to…

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They Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them.
ByShuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim July 12, 2025July 12, 2025

In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.

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Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
ByElla Creamer July 9, 2025

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.The prize is a…

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Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
ByElla Creamer July 9, 2025

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.The prize is a…

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Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis
ByIan Sample Science editor July 2, 2025

Unusual burial of man, thought to have been a potter, in sealed vessel may have helped DNA survive past four millenniaA man whose bones were shaped by a lifetime of hard labour more than 4,500 years ago has become the first ancient Egyptian to have his…

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Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords
ByDeclan Walsh and Tariq Panja June 29, 2025June 29, 2025

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

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