Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’
Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday. De…
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Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa
Cholera is spreading rapidly across West and Central Africa, with active outbreaks now in six countries and millions of children at growing risk, UN children’s…
Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan
The United Nations has once again urged warring parties in Sudan to protect civilians as the fighting continues to take a heavy toll on the…
UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia
The UN on Wednesday continued scaling up assistance to areas affected by the deadly earthquake that hit Colombia two days earlier.
Pluralistic: Model collapse (12 Aug 2026)
Today’s links Model collapse: Living in a world that’s trained on itself. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Wired v Dutch hackers;…
Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Three trauma centres – Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.
Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already…
Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF?
We’ve had a few questions from EFF supporters lately, asking whether the images we use on our blog posts, or on donation and shop items, have been…
“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It’s a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
The post “Gold Standard…
Lebanon Issues New Charges Against Former Central Bank Chief Riad Salame
Prosecutors launch fresh proceedings against Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna as the country’s central bank pursues legal action to recover billions…