Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government – NPR

  1. Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government  NPR
  2. New leadership appointed in Haiti as gangs threaten to overthrow government  CNN
  3. Dispute over a major port contract threatens Haiti’s fragile political stability  AP News
  4. Haiti names new head of transitional council ahead of scheduled elections  Al Jazeera
  5. Warlord ‘Barbecue’ Threatens Haiti PM Office as Violence Flares  Bloomberg.com
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The Story Behind a Famous Photo of a Starving Child in Gaza – NPR

  1. The Story Behind a Famous Photo of a Starving Child in Gaza  NPR
  2. Photos of a starving baby in Gaza shocked the world. Here's how he's doing now  NPR
  3. Clear signs of systematic starvation in the Gaza Strip | Letters  The Guardian
  4. Opinion | Hamas Starves Jews and Palestinians, and Israel Gets Blamed  The Wall Street Journal
  5. ‘You can’t fake it’: Why images of starving children in Gaza are so difficult to dismiss  The Forward
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‘Palestinian Pelé’ killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza

Palestine Football Association says Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, died during attack on people waiting for humanitarian aid

A footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine Football Association (PFA).

Suleiman al-Obeid was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the PFA said.

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Plan to reintroduce banned pesticide in France overruled by constitutional council

‘Duplomb law’ provision to allow use of acetamiprid, toxic to pollinators, found not to abide by environmental charter

France’s top constitutional authority has ruled against the reintroduction of a pesticide that is harmful to ecosystems, saying it is unconstitutional.

The decision on Thursday night deals a blow to the government. It comes after weeks of opposition from the left, environmentalists and doctors, and a record-breaking 2m signatures on a petition against a bill that would have allowed a pesticide banned in France in 2020 to come back into use.

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