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• In Somalia and Haiti, millions lose WFP assistance September 29, 2023
  A funding crunch sharply curtails our response to two top hunger crises29 September 2023, Pedro Rodrigues, Patrick Mwangi, Petroc Wilton and Elizabeth BryantUprooted by Somalia's longest drought in recorded history, 70-year-old Hibo Ahmed and her two daughters have survived on World Food Programme (WFP) cash assistance at a dusty camp for internally displaced people.Half a […]
• Thousands of Women March in Latin America Calling for Abortion Rights September 29, 2023
  MEXICO CITY - The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day.Latin American feminists have spent decades fighting to roll back strict prohibitions, although there are still few countries with a total ban, like El Salvador and Dominican Republic.In […]
• Defender Arana earns Brazil recall for World Cup qualifiers September 29, 2023
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Mineiro left-back Guilherme Arana has been added to Brazil's squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay, the Brazilian football confederation said on Thursday. The 26-year-old replaces Caio Henrique, who suffered ligament damage to his left knee while playing for Monaco in a 1-0 defeat […]