Satellite photos show the Gaza Strip before and after the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war – Yahoo! Voices

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  1. Satellite photos show the Gaza Strip before and after the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Opinion | What the Cease-Fire Deal Really Means  The New York Times
  3. What is left of Gaza after 15 months of Israel’s war?  Al Jazeera English
  4. How the Gaza war has remade the Middle East  NPR
  5. How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza  BBC.com
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Plans for Bible reading and Latin in Italian schools criticised as ‘retrograde’

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Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’

Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde” and “nostalgic”.

The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, unveiled the guidelines, which predominantly affect children aged three to 14 and are expected to take effect from the 2026/2027 school year, in an interview with the rightwing newspaper, Il Giornale, saying that children must discover “a taste for reading” and “learn to write better”.

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Sibling rivalry: parents favour older children and daughters, study finds

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International research also reveals conscientious or agreeable children are likely to receive preferential treatment

As Philip Larkin once noted, your mum and dad have a lasting effect on you. Now, researchers have revealed which siblings in a family are more likely to be favoured: it is bad news for sons.

Researchers have found daughters, older children and those who are more conscientious or agreeable are likely to receive preferential treatment.

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UK Announces Probes Into Child Rape Gangs After Musk Pressure – Bloomberg

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  1. UK Announces Probes Into Child Rape Gangs After Musk Pressure  Bloomberg
  2. U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs  The New York Times
  3. UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy  The Associated Press
  4. U.K. announces new inquiries into decade-old cases of child sexual grooming after pressure sparked by Elon Musk tweet  CBS News
  5. Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs  The Guardian
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Film-maker Jacques Audiard apologises after Mexican outrage over Emilia Pérez

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The director of the award-winning musical about a trans cartel boss has said the film isn’t intended to be realistic, but he is sorry if things in it ‘seem shocking’

Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard has apologised after the film was engulfed in a wave of criticism over its depiction of Mexico.

A Spanish-language musical about a cartel boss who transitions to a woman, starring transgender actor Karla Sofía Gascón opposite Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez premiered in Mexico City on Wednesday before its Mexican release on 23 January.

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Human rights report lashes Australia’s ‘diabolical’ asylum seeker treatment and ‘appalling’ youth crime laws

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Latest world report by Human Rights Watch describes Australia as a ‘vibrant democracy … marred by some key human rights concerns’

Australia’s “diabolical” treatment of asylum seekers and youth crime has worsened, a global human rights advocacy body has warned, urging voters to push back on leaders politicising the issue for gain.

Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) latest world report has lashed Australia for going backwards on children in the criminal justice system in 2024, referencing the Northern Territory’s decision to reintroduce spit hoods for youth detainees and the continued use of watch houses to detain children in Queensland.

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