Almost all shallow-water coral reefs now face extinction risk, study warns
World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as “critically endangered”.

World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as “critically endangered”.








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One in 10 children in Afghanistan are suffering as healthcare funding plummets, Save the Children says.

Residents and volunteers say they feel abandoned by the government as they race to save lives from the rubble.
The virus is spreading faster than health workers can track it and international funding has slumped.
The organisation employs tens of thousands of workers, local and foreign, to respond to crises across several countries.
More than 220 people are suspected to have died from the disease’s latest outbreak, which was declared two weeks ago.
Africa CDC concerned that outbreak of Bundibugyo strain could spread rapidly due to intense population movement.
Amnesty International calls the latest Traore government crackdown a ‘flagrant attack’ on basic rights.
A 70-boat flotilla sets sail from Spain, aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza amid history of interceptions.

Seventeen aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court after the government moved to ban 37 NGOs in Gaza.
Medical NGO says targeted attacks have forced the closure of hospitals, while UN says 280,000 displaced in Jonglei.