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We looked at what supermarkets in 97 countries are doing to our waistlines. Here’s what we found

In many countries, buying food at supermarkets, convenience stores and online has become the norm. But what’s the convenience of modern food shopping doing to our health?

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025

UK development minister resigns over cuts to overseas aid

UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds said on Friday she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence spending.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 1, 2025

Musk claims USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have restarted after DOGE cuts. Officials disagree

‘There was a waiver for Ebola, but USAID funds have never been back online,’ a current official said

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2025

Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of violence against children

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Queen of Belgium’s plane forced to make emergency landing after cockpit windshield cracks

The Boeing 787-9 was flying from Amsterdam to San Jose in Costa Rica

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Middle East crisis: Hamas official calls Trump’s latest Gaza remarks ‘absurd’ after delaying hostage releases – as it happened

Delay comes amid little progress over negotiations and Israeli official calls the move a violation of ceasefire deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Breastfeeding and Ebola: knowledge gaps endanger mothers and babies

Breastfeeding is so important for child health that the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef recommend that babies should be breastfed within an hour of birth, be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, and then continue breastfeeding in combination with other foods for two years or more.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2025

WHO Worker Aims To Raise $1 Bn To Cover US Pullout

When the World Health Organization's top donor the United States announced its withdrawal, one employee launched an online fundraiser to plug the gap -- and her efforts have already raised more than $100,000.

International Business Times · Feb 5, 2025

Fans question why David Beckham is eating cereal in latest Hugo Boss ad

‘Everything was so sexy and seductive....up to where he was eating a bowl of cereal,’ one commenter on Instagram wrote

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025