Haiti faces a ‘cholera time bomb’, UN official warns
Surging violence and insecurity have turned Haiti into a “time bomb for cholera”, the UNICEF representative in the country told Al Jazeera, as aid groups and local authorities ramp…
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Vatican affirms sanctioning Nobel-winning bishop over sex scandal
Holy See says it received allegations over Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo’s behaviour in East Timor in 2019, and then imposed sanctions.The Vatican has confirmed that Bishop Carlos…
Photos: Poverty pushes Afghan children to work at brick kilns
Nabila works 10 hours or more a day, doing the heavy, dirty labour of packing mud into moulds and hauling wheelbarrows full of bricks. At 12 years old, she has been working in…
US lays charges in ‘egregious plot’ to steal child meal funding
Justice Department accuses defendants in Minnesota of stealing $250m meant to feed low-income children during COVID-19 pandemic.The US Justice Department has charged 47 people in…
About 50 million people trapped in ‘modern slavery’, says UN
The pandemic, armed conflicts, and climate change have exacerbated conditions, trapping people in forced labour or marriage.The number of people trapped in forced labour or forced…
Ireland slaps Instagram with record $400m fine over kids’ data
Instagram says the investigation resulting in the penalty focused on its old settings, which have since been updated.Instagram has been fined heavily by Irish regulators after an…
Al Jazeera wins ‘best feature’ Native American journalism award
Journalist Brandi Morin’s feature story about the deaths of Indigenous children in Canada’s residential schools wins NAJA award.Al Jazeera contributor Brandi Morin has won Best…
Pope says not enough evidence to investigate Canadian cardinal
Prominent Cardinal Marc Ouellet is accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit filed in Canada’s Quebec province.Pope Francis has said there is insufficient evidence to…
Imad’s Childhood: Life after ISIL
Video Duration 47 minutes 40 seconds 47:40 From: WitnessCan a four-year-old child recover from spending half his life in ISIL captivity?After two years in ISIL (ISIS) captivity,…
‘Stop killing our children’: Gaza mourns after Israeli assault
Children accounted for a third of the number of Palestinians who were killed in Israel’s latest offensive on the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli assault from August 6 to August 8 killed 47…