ECI Exposes Congress, Opposition Lies in a Joint Statement; Announces New Measures – Republic World

  1. ECI Exposes Congress, Opposition Lies in a Joint Statement; Announces New Measures  Republic World
  2. India's election commission orders review of voter-roll changes  Reuters
  3. Congress, BJP And Allies' Backing: Politics Follows Poll Body's Clarification  NDTV
  4. Election Commission stops physical hearings for voters, to start enrolment drive  The Hindu
  5. India Poll Body Tweaks Voter Roll Drive Amid Report of Dissent  Bloomberg.com
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UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians – The Guardian

  1. UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians  The Guardian
  2. UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist  New York Post
  3. U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements  The New York Times
  4. UN blacklists 61 more firms operating in West Bank settlements  The Times of Israel
  5. UN expands list of firms involved in illegal Israeli settlement activities  Al Jazeera
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UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians

Israel ‘categorically rejects’ publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoing

The UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The vast majority of the total 214 companies, which are based in 11 countries, are Israeli. Five of the 158 companies listed last year were removed in the latest update.

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We followed five people in Gaza from dawn to dusk – this is what the headlines don’t tell us – The Guardian

  1. We followed five people in Gaza from dawn to dusk – this is what the headlines don’t tell us  The Guardian
  2. ‘You have nothing left but death,’ Gaza-based photojournalist says  NewsNation
  3. ‘I’m afraid they’ll bomb the cafe where I work, or bomb me’: a day in the life of a 12-year-old boy in Gaza  The Guardian
  4. Gaza: a week in the life of five ordinary Palestinians  The Guardian
  5. What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today  The New Yorker
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We followed five people in Gaza from dawn to dusk – this is what the headlines don’t tell us

Behind the stories of bombings and mass deaths, the everyday challenges facing Palestinians living under siege portray a quieter tragedy we rarely hear

What does it take to make a morning cup of tea in Gaza?

For Alaa Hessi, in her final month of pregnancy, this small ritual begins with a calculation of gas rations. Her family gets a ration of 6kg of gas every three months – enough to heat a pot for 18 precious minutes a day. That’s needed for cooking – so for tea, a fire must be built instead.

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