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Demonstrators hold a sign reading "end fossil fuels" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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  • Climate

Why protests at UN climate talks in UAE are not easy to find

The UAE, site of this year's UN climate talks, forbids protests, something that has happened at previous summits. In Dubai, protests are happened but they are highly restricted.

December 10, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Detrow and
  • Aya Batrawy
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5.

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  • Education

Penn president, board of trustees chair resign after antisemitism hearing

Liz Magill's resignation comes days after congressional testimony by her and other university presidents drew fierce backlash. Lawmakers and groups hailed her resignation.

December 10, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A Palestinian doctor treats a prematurely born baby at Al Aqsa Hospital in Gaza on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.

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  • Health

WHO resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes for 'health as a bridge to peace'

The health organization's director-general says needed humanitarian aid isn't possible without a cease-fire but the resolution provides a platform to build from.

December 10, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
A portrait of Mahsa Amini is held during a rally in Washington, on Oct. 1, 2022. Amini, who also went by her Kurdish name, Jina, died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country's conservative Islamic theocracy. She was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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  • Middle East

Iran blocks Mahsa Amini's family from collecting a human rights prize in her name

Amini's family was attempting to board a flight to France to collect the prize, but authorities told them that they aren't allowed to leave Iran. Their passports were also confiscated.

December 10, 2023
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By:
  • D. Parvaz
In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons on Philippine navy-operated supply boat M/L Kalayaan as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.

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  • Asia

Philippines says the Chinese coast guard attacked its vessels for a second day

Philippine officials said blasts from a high-pressure water cannon seriously endangered the lives of a supply boat's crew a day after a similar attack in another disputed area.

December 10, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Goi Chee Kong shows a picture of his son Goi Zhen Feng, who died after falling prey to human trafficking, during a press conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Sept. 21, 2022. Goi said he believed his 23-year-old son was forced to work for groups involved in online scams.

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  • World

Online scamming industry includes more human trafficking victims, Interpol says

Cyberfraud is considered human trafficking's newest form of exploitation, according to the global crime-fighting organization. Victims are largely found in Southeast Asia and Latin America.

December 10, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
President-elect Javier Milei takes questions from the press after his victory in the presidential runoff election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 19, 2023.

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  • Latin America

The inauguration of Javier Milei has Argentina wondering what president it will get

As economist Javier Milei assumes Argentina's presidency, the nation wonders which version of the anti-establishment crusader will govern.

December 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Flag bearers Sofya Velikaya and Maxim Mikhaylov of Team ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021.

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  • Sports

Russians and Belarusians can compete in the 2024 Olympics — as neutral athletes

The International Olympic Committee says that qualifying athletes from the two countries will be allowed to compete in the Paris Games as "Individual Neutral Athletes."

December 09, 2023
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  • Erika Ryan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department in Washington on Thursday.

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  • Middle East

State Department approves sale of tank ammunition to Israel, bypassing Congress

The Biden administration said it has approved the emergency sale of nearly 14,000 rounds of ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in southern Gaza.

December 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Left: A Palestinian schoolgirl in Gaza City passes by the main entrance to Pasha's Palace in 2019 as the minaret of the Omari Mosque is seen in the background. Right: Palestinians spend a Ramadan fasting day in 2019 reading the Quran inside the Omari Mosque.

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  • Middle East

Israeli strike leaves Gaza's oldest mosque in ruins

The centuries-old Omari Mosque, Gaza's oldest, was badly damaged in an Israeli strike. An Israeli official told NPR it was targeted because militants were using a tunnel near the structure.

December 09, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cellphone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model in Boston on Dec. 8, 2023.

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  • Technology

Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules

The deal paves the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and has spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.

December 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Haze obscures the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on December 4. The oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

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  • Climate

What it means for an oil producing country, the UAE, to host U.N. climate talks

The United Arab Emirates is a major oil producing nation, and that's drawing attention to the role oil and gas has at this year's COP28 climate negotiations.

December 09, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
A male Greater Honeyguide in Mozambique's Niassa Special Reserve.

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  • Research News

Looking for honey? This African bird will heed your call and take you there

The wild honeyguide responds to distinct calls from local honey foragers. Says one researcher: The bird basically seems to be saying, "Hey, I'm here and I know where there's some honey, so follow me."

December 09, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Zone G in a quarantine center turned housing units. The complex is divided into nine zones, named after letters from A to L, a design that was meant to make quarantine management convenient. Inside each window of the building is a 190-square-foot studio, equipped with a bed, a sofa and a bathroom.

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  • Asia

A year after lifting COVID rules, China is turning quarantine centers into apartments

Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.

December 09, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip arrive in the Mawasi area on Thursday.

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  • Middle East

Delivering aid in a war zone is always difficult. In Gaza, it's proving even harder

Aid organizations say they aren't getting enough food, water and medicine into Gaza. Overcrowding and a lack of physical security for relief workers are also major concerns, they say.

December 09, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman and
  • Anas Baba
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