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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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