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International

Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes

Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardestThere is outrage among some politicians and activists after the US Congress voted to slash $125m for replacing toxic lead drinking water pipes that are particularly a threat to children.The move will hit Michigan, Illinois, Texas, New York and other states with the highest levels of lead pipes the hardest. The […]

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International

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost livesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and starvation”.The reduction in UK funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) from $610m (£448m) in 2024 to $435m last year is part […]

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Local

Children’s rights are non-negotiable: Inside the Gambia’s fight to save its FGM ban – An expert’s perspective

When I spoke to Santana Simiyu, a human rights lawyer at Equality Now, working with partners on The Gambia’s FGM Supreme Court case, she told me something I have not forgotten. Children’s rights are non-negotiable, she said. That is the line. Everything happening in that Banjul courtroom, all the arguments about culture and religion and […] The post Children’s rights are non-negotiable: Inside the Gambia’s fight to save its FGM […]

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