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Gaza runs out of cancer medicines, as Israeli strikes continue | Gaza

Officials at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital say cancer medicines have completely run out across the besieged enclave, after an Israeli strike damaged the facility’s water tanks, laboratory equipment, and storage areas in Deir el-Balah.

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Sudan’s date palm trees under threat from drought and wildfires | Climate

In Sudan, date palm trees are an economic lifeline for residents of Northern State. However, drought and successive wildfires in recent years have damaged thousands of trees, threatening the livelihoods of farmers across the region.

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DR Congo begins vaccinating against largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak | Ebola

DR Congo has begun vaccinating against its largest and deadliest recorded Ebola outbreak. However, the vaccine has not been proven effective against the Bundibugyo strain, which has killed 2,786 people out of 5,795 confirmed cases since May.

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People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway | Infrastructure

The condition of one of Nigeria’s most critical highways has been getting worse for years and recently it ground to a complete halt for days. Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.

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Chinese rescuers race to reach mudslide survivors in Nepal-China border | Climate Crisis

Rescuers raced to clear roads leading to the mudslide-hit border port of Gyirong in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, so more personnel can reach the core disaster zone. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.

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US revokes visa of former Iraqi minister after watchlist listing | Politics

The US has revoked an award-winning former Iraqi finance minister’s visa after the FBI placed her on a ‘terrorism watchlist’. The move comes four years after Washington honoured Taif Sami Mohammed al-Shakarchi for her work fighting corruption.

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Bernie Sanders, AOC join marchers in Washington to ‘defend the vote’ | Inequality News

Thousands of people marched on Washington DC, invoking Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the 63rd anniversary of his ‘I have a dream’ speech, warning that voting rights and other civil liberties are under threat.

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‘The whole country’s grandfather:’ Norway’s King Harald V dies aged 89 | Obituaries

Norwegians are saying goodbye to King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch. The 89-year-old king died on Friday, after days in hospital. He is succeeded immediately by his son, now known as King Haakon VIII.

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What’s in the US-Venezuela ‘biggest oil deal in world history?’ | Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has claimed the US and Venezuela have reached the ‘biggest oil deal in world history’, which will give the US control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. Critics say it’s predatory. Soraya Lennie explains what we know.

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Board of Peace’s Mladenov warns Gaza could be ‘gone for good’ | Humanitarian Crises News

Top envoy for the US-led Board of Peace says Gaza is at risk of being ‘gone for good’ without reconstruction, Israeli withdrawal and demilitarisation in the territory. Nikolay Mladenov tells Al Jazeera worsening conditions for Palestinians could fuel another security crisis.

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Before and after images show catastrophic impact of Nepal flash floods | Newsfeed

Before-and-after satellite images reveal the scale of destruction from Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods, with entire communities, roads and bridges swept away. Nearly 600 people have been killed and more than 2,400 are reported missing.

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Police fire teargas at Kenyan traders protesting higher taxes on imports | Protests

Kenyan police fired teargas at traders in the capital Nairobi on Friday, during a protest against higher taxes on imports introduced by the government. The new tax rules raise the minimum import fee for a shipping container by nearly 30 percent.

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The two types of Israeli settlers | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank isn’t just driven by ideology, but also by economic incentives. Al Jazeera’s Leila Warah explains the two main types of Israeli settlers and how they contribute to the expansion of illegal settlements.

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Nepal’s mudslide wiped out areas of eastern China, army helps search | Climate Crisis

China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a wall of ice, mud, and rock collapsed into a mountain river, triggering a catastrophic flash flood on Thursday. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.

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Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak | Health

The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching an Ebola vaccination campaign to tackle the deadliest outbreak of the virus the country has ever seen. It is using a vaccine for a different strain of the virus, since there is no vaccine yet for the outbreak’s Bundibugyo variant.

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Fmr US Diplomat: Netanyahu sees ‘political value’ in Turkiye as enemy | Benjamin Netanyahu

Former US Ambassador to Turkiye Francis J. Ricciardone tells Al Jazeera’s ‘This is America’ that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees ‘political value’ in labeling Turkiye as Israel’s latest enemy, in the run-up to legislative elections in October.

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How a glacial collapse caused Nepal’s catastrophic floods | Weather

Scientists believe a glacier and rock collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered a massive flood along Nepal’s Trishuli River, killing at least 359 people and leaving 1,500 missing. Here’s how the disaster unfolded.

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Besieged Qusra residents fear permanent Israeli presence | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israeli forces have installed three new metal gates near Palestinian homes that are under siege in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports that Palestinians fear the gates could signal a permanent Israeli presence and further restrict access to their houses and land.

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Wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxic | Wildlife

Locals on Indonesia’s Borneo Island are struggling to breathe as the smoke from wildfires is turning the air toxic. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Borneo on how conditions are complicating efforts to stop the fires.

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Video: Ukrainian drones target Wildberries e-commerce hub in Russia | Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian drones have again targeted the Russian online shopping giant Wildberries. Authorities in Russia’s Tambov region said a major warehouse was entirely destroyed in the latest attack. At least 12 people have died in a series of strikes on the company.

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