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How 4 children survived 40 days after plane crash in Colombia’s jungle

Shawdesh Desk: Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers, bringing

Why Imran Khan has disappeared from Pakistan’s media

It was a surreal moment. On Tuesday night during his live TV show, Pakistani anchor Kashif Abbasi was talking about a legal petition filed by a lawyer against former prime

Sudan conflict: What to do with the dead bodies in Khartoum

Shawdesh desk: After seven weeks of a bitter battle for control of Sudan’s capital, some Khartoum residents are grappling with a problem they never envisaged – what do with all

Afghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future

Shawdesh desk: “I just want someone to hear my voice. I’m in pain, and I’m not the only one,” an Afghan university student tells us, blinking back tears. “Most of

Will the four-day workweek get employees back in office?

Shawdesh Desk: The offices of the environmental consultancy Tyler Grange are full every Monday morning. Attendance isn’t compulsory: they haven’t issued any return-to-office mandates, or requirements for hybrid-working employees to

Using pig fat as green jet fuel will hurt planet, experts warn

Shawdesh desk: The fat of dead pigs, cattle and chickens is being used to make greener jet fuel, but a new study warns it will end up being worse for

Zelensky praises ‘heroes’ after Russia drone attack

Shawdesh desk: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised his country’s air defence forces after Russia’s largest drone attack on Kyiv since the war began. “You are heroes,” said Mr Zelensky,

Who is the Florida governor Ron DeSantis?

Shawdesh Desk: Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida who has built a national profile with his combative brand of cultural conservatism, is about to enter the fray for the