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Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day
Middle East

Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day

JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel has demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, displacing…
Egypt plans to make public transport for free for the elderly
Egypt

Egypt plans to make public transport for free for the elderly

The Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Ministry of Transport agreed to provide free public transportation for those over…
Wildfire in Chilean port city of Valparaiso leaves 700 homeless
World

Wildfire in Chilean port city of Valparaiso leaves 700 homeless

SANTIAGO (Reuters) — More than 245 homes have been destroyed and 700 people left destitute after a forest fire tore…
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
Egypt

African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) – The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a…
Poverty in US set to increase due to Donald Trump’s policies, says UN official
World

Poverty in US set to increase due to Donald Trump’s policies, says UN official

A United Nations expert slammed the alarming levels of poverty in the US on Friday, saying that the situation is…
China to relocate 2 million people in struggle to banish poverty
World

China to relocate 2 million people in struggle to banish poverty

China, fighting to stamp out poverty, will this year move more than two million of its poorest citizens from remote,…
Report: One in five youths forced to sleep rough in UK
World

Report: One in five youths forced to sleep rough in UK

One in five young people in the UK have been forced to sleep rough, a charity for homeless people has reported.According to…
Social affairs ministry allocates LE69.5 mn for street children
Egypt

Social affairs ministry allocates LE69.5 mn for street children

The government will allocate LE69.5 million for street children, Insurance and Social Affairs Minister Nagwa Khalil told state news agency…
Street children among those who stand to gain from revolution
Egypt

Street children among those who stand to gain from revolution

While various groups in Egypt have been clamoring to have their say and influence the future of their country, one…
Squalor, fear and desperation for tent city residents
Egypt

Squalor, fear and desperation for tent city residents

Naglaa Mahdy sleeps in a tent with ten other women and their children. She wakes up and dusts herself off,…
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