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Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global health emergency. On Sunday, Congolese authorities said …
Read More »Israeli forces fired shots at Gaza aid flotilla vessels, video shows
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels in an aid flotilla sailing toward Gaza on Tuesday, …
Read More »Quebec City student and Ontario nurse held by Israeli forces after aid boats intercepted
Two Canadians are among the activists detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza, Canadian flotilla organizers said Thursday. The Global Sumud Flotilla identified the Canadians as Marie Tota and Umir Tiar. Tota …
Read More »3 years into Sudan’s civil war, refugees are stuck in limbo as aid fades and conflict continues
Under a tarpaulin tent, roasting in the midday heat, Nahma Mohammed describes her merciless eight-day journey from Nyala, in Sudan’s Darfur region, to reach safety in Birao, Central African Republic. “The journey was extremely difficult … there were thieves, armed men and weapons everywhere,” she said, bouncing her youngest child …
Read More »Pakistan Debt Payment Prep | Saudi Qatar Aid Eases UAE Pressure
4 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक पाकिस्तान को सऊदी अरब और कतर से 5 अरब डॉलर (लगभग 46,500 करोड़ रुपए) की वित्तीय मदद मिलेगी। यह मदद ऐसे समय में आ रही है, जब देश को इस महीने के अंत तक UAE को 3.5 अरब डॉलर (लगभग 29,000 करोड़ रुपए) चुकाने हैं। …
Read More »2 humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Mexico’s navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate …
Read More »Why allies aren’t leaping to Trump’s aid in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to persuade other nations to help protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a development that analysts say is partly the result of treating allies with contempt since returning to the White House last year. Iran has effectively shut down the narrow …
Read More »A Canadian helped build a water plant in Gaza. Now he worries about its fate as aid groups leave over new law
At the Doctors Without Borders water plant tent in central Gaza, Craig Kenzie carefully watches the machine he helped put together roar with life. After two years of war and limited access to water, this machine built mostly using scrap parts now provides tens of thousands of litres of clean …
Read More »Fears Ontario’s student aid program will bring huge debt, put higher education out of reach
The physiotherapist who helped Foday Saidykhan recover from a basketball injury also helped inspire the Toronto teen’s dreams for the future. A summer mentorship program offering the high-schooler a hands-on introduction to a variety of health-care careers and professionals happy to discuss their own schooling further cemented his growing interest …
Read More »Children’s Aid Society, couple in murder trial and doctors sued for $4M by family of 2 brothers
WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse. The biological family of the boy who died while in the care of Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber have filed a $4-million lawsuit against two Children’s Aid Societies (CAS), the Ontario couple and three doctors. The lawsuit, which alleges negligence, is separate …
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