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World Smile Day - How many times did you smile today?

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Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

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For the estimated 219,000 who are currently pregnant in Khartoum alone, access to...

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Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage

Despite a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, multiple crises including conflict, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 are threatening to reverse hard-earned gains, according to a new analysis issued by UNICEF on May...

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Palestinian Militant Dies in Israeli Custody after Long Hunger Strike

A Palestinian militant detained in an Israel prison has died after a three-month hunger strike.

Israel’s prison service says 45-year-old Khader Adnan was found unconscious in his cell Tuesday morning at Ramla prison in central Israel and taken...

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