Top India court allows passive euthanasia, but few aware of ‘living wills’
Families of terminally ill patients have little or no awareness or preparedness for what comes next.
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Watch: Young chef, 16, cooking up gourmet meals in Gaza
Yasser Ayad, 16, has become a culinary star on social media as he cooks traiditional Palestinain dishes in Gaza.
Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics?
Modi’s BJP once controlled media narratives in India, but this might be changing with the ‘Cockroach’ movement.
How a simple lighter has become the backbone of life in Gaza
In Gaza the struggle to find lighters can mean the difference between cooking a meal or going to bed hungry.
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Sedition to anthem: Many lives of ‘Azadi’ chants in India’s youth protests
A decade ago, student leaders were jailed for shouting ‘Azadi’, which means freedom.
How blind football is helping women overcome barriers in Mexico
Mexico is sending its first blind women’s football team to compete in an international tournament. Players cannot wait.
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The women India’s biggest river project forgot
As the Ken-Betwa dam displaces thousands, legal protections on compensation are being ignored.
Small-scale projects offer hope for Gaza farmers rebuilding lives
Greenhouses and rented plots are lifelines for Gaza’s farmers, helping them grow crops despite the extensive destruction
Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake
Locals in impoverished areas say the insufficient government response after the earthquake speaks to a broader trend.
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Art offers young Gaza survivors solace and escape from war’s devastation
Young survivors of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza find safe spaces to process trauma and rediscover joy.
