Category: 2024-05-04
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World Press Freedom Day Highlights the Urgent Need for Journalist Protection

Local sources from Egypt: الحرة, Lebanon24. UK coverage: Al Jazeera English. World Press Freedom Day is being marked at a time when journalists globally are facing increasing dangers. The war in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists, with over 100 journalists and media workers, mostly Palestinian, killed in…
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Orangutans Display Self-Medicating Behavior: Using Medicinal Plants to Treat Wounds

Local sources from Indonesia: BBC.com, CNN Indonesia. UK coverage: Euronews. Scientists have observed a wild orangutan using a medicinal plant to treat a wound, marking the first time such behavior has been documented. The orangutan, named Rakus, plucked and chewed leaves from a plant used by people in Southeast Asia…
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Kenyan Tour Guide Rescues Tourists and Staff from Devastating Floods in Maasai Mara

Local sources from Kenya: Al Jazeera English, BBC. UK coverage: Sky News. In a heroic act of bravery, Kenyan tour guide James Apolloh Omenya saved the lives of 14 tourists and 25 staff members who were caught in the midst of devastating floods in the Maasai Mara national reserve. The…
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Tragic End: Israeli Hostage Believed to be Killed, Body Held by Hamas

Local sources from Israel: חדשות באר שבע והנגב, הארץ. UK coverage: Haaretz. In a tragic turn of events, Dror Or, who was believed to be among the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas, has been announced dead. His body, along with that of his wife, Yonat, who was also murdered, is…
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Southern Brazil and Russia-Kazakhstan Face Devastating Floods

Local sources from Brazil: bps.pt, Poder360. UK coverage: The Guardian. Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have caused the worst floods in 80 years, resulting in the death of 37 people, with 74 still missing. This is the fourth environmental disaster in the past…
