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Photo credit: AP News Protests over a range of issues have taken place in cities across Europe, from Milan and Madrid to Lisbon and Tirana. Demonstrators are taking to the streets over pensions, housing, education, corruption and opposition to war, reflecting a diverse mix of grievances across the continent. Euronews reports that despite precautions, bans…

Photo credit: Al Finar Media Behind every migration number there is a human story. Someone leaves their country in search of a job or a safer life, leaving a family waiting for their return. Al-Fanar Media reports that sometimes, a person’s family may never know whether their loved ones will come home or remain among…

The past 75 years have brought the greatest improvement in human welfare. But over the past decade, much of that progress has stalled. That this happened as the rich world shifted toward climate change is no coincidence, and it has to change. Financial Post reports that extreme poverty has long been defined as living on less than…

Photo credit: Toronto Today A convicted human trafficker from Toronto – who is facing a lengthy penitentiary stint – has been told by a judge that he will be sent to prison on his next court date after his original sentencing hearing was delayed. Toronto Today reports that earlier this year, a jury in Barrie convicted Yohance Parsons on…

Photo credit: CNA The death toll from an attack on mourners attending a funeral at Hamoud Church in Jordan’s southern Karak governorate rose to seven, with 27 others injured, Public Security Director Obaidallah Maaytah said on Friday. AA reports that the upgraded figures were announced at a news conference by Jordanian officials in Karak. Earlier, the…

Photo credit: ABC News An official in Tigray’s new federal-backed administration urged rebel fighters to lay down their weapons Friday, hours after a rebel commander called for continued resistance despite losing the northern Ethiopian region’s capital. The Associated Press reports that the calls came nearly three weeks after rebels trying to overthrow the government lost…

Photo credit: the Guardian Nigeria’s first Ebola patient in over a decade was not tested for the disease until 13 days after falling ill, officials said, a delay that raises questions about authorities’ ability to contain an outbreak already spanning four African countries. Reuters reports that the epidemic, first detected 3,000 km away in the…