Can salt mitigate hunger? Inside the salt flats of La Guajira, Colombia | Business and Economy News

Can salt mitigate hunger? Inside the salt flats of La Guajira, Colombia | Business and Economy News

Some critics point to mismanagement in the salt industry as part of the reason for La Guajira’s economic instability. From 1941 to 2002, the national government was in charge of the salt mines, first through the Bank of the Republic and later through the Institute of Industrial Development (IFI). But…

Palestinians urge world to end Israel’s illegal occupation after ICJ ruling | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinians urge world to end Israel’s illegal occupation after ICJ ruling | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Activists and legal experts in the West Bank say Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has found that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is unlawful, will do little to improve life for Palestinians. Other states must now apply collective pressure on Israel to end its…

Israel keeps bombing Gaza schools. Why do people still shelter there? | Gaza

Israel keeps bombing Gaza schools. Why do people still shelter there? | Gaza

At least eight United Nations-run schools serving as shelters to displaced Palestinians have been hit by Israeli attacks in the last 10 days. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) say 120 of their educational institutions have been hit since Israel began its war on Gaza on October 7….

Why does Israel step up its attacks when Gaza ceasefire talks advance? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Why does Israel step up its attacks when Gaza ceasefire talks advance? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Ninety people have been killed and 300 wounded in an Israeli attack on the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, a supposed safe zone in the southern Gaza Strip. At least eight United Nations-run schools have been hit by Israel’s military in 10 days. Israeli attacks on Gaza have intensified recently…

‘My brothers, my brothers!’: Survivors recall chaos after al-Mawasi attacks | Gaza

‘My brothers, my brothers!’: Survivors recall chaos after al-Mawasi attacks | Gaza

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – On Saturday morning, Waad Abu Zaher was standing on a crowded street in al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip trying to find a donkey cart, minibus or some other transport so she could go to work. The 30-year-old journalist works out of a media tent at…

Orban’s ‘peacemaking’ mission: Did Hungary’s leader achieve anything? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Orban’s ‘peacemaking’ mission: Did Hungary’s leader achieve anything? | Russia-Ukraine war News

When Hungarian premier Viktor Orban broke ranks with the rest of the European Union to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 5, he cast himself as a peacemaker. “The number of countries that can talk to both warring sides is diminishing,” Orban said, referring to Russia’s war…

Israeli attack on al-Mawasi kills at least 90 people: What we know so far | Gaza

Israeli attack on al-Mawasi kills at least 90 people: What we know so far | Gaza

Israeli air strikes on the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza have killed at least 90 people and wounded 300 others, according to Palestinian health officials. The attack on Saturday on the Israeli-designated “safe zone”, located west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, involved fighter jets and drones, according to witnesses….

Do tampons contain ‘alarming’ quantities of lead and arsenic? | Health News

Do tampons contain ‘alarming’ quantities of lead and arsenic? | Health News

Tampons, which are used by millions of women, may carry “alarming” amounts of toxic metals including lead, arsenic and cadmium, a study by academics in the United States has warned. The findings by a team of researchers led by Jenni A Shearston at the University of California at Berkeley (UC…

‘We know the tactics they use’: The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya | Wildlife

‘We know the tactics they use’: The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya | Wildlife

Aberdare National Park, Kenya – Beneath the dense canopy of redwood trees, a uniformed group flanked by armed men treads silently through the thicket, dodging the overgrown stinging nettles that spill over the narrow trail with impressive skill. “Stop!” whispers Wilson Gioko, the team leader, as he points to a…