Boy dies of malnutrition, doctors sound alarm
- Five-year-old boy latest child to die of malnutrition in besieged and bombarded Gaza, as UN agency warns “time is running out” to prevent famine and urges Israel to lift aid restrictions immediately.
- Footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows unarmed Palestinian men – one repeatedly waving a piece of white cloth in a sign of surrender – before Israeli troops shoot them dead and then bury their bodies with a bulldozer near Gaza City.
- Hamas condemns the killings, saying it is “further evidence of the scale of fascism and criminality that governs Zionist behaviour”.
- At least 32,552 Palestinians have been killed and 74,980 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack stands at 1,139 with dozens still held captive.
UN humanitarian agency says ‘no alternative’ to aid delivery by land
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reiterated its calls for “swift, safe and unimpeded humanitarian passage [of aid] through all crossings”, saying “time is of the essence”.
In a post on X, the UN agency said there is “no alternative to large-scale deliveries of aid by land in Gaza”.
Several countries have airdropped aid or coordinated deliveries via sea, yet the UN and other humanitarian actors have said repeatedly that such methods are expensive and inefficient and have called on Israel to open all land crossings to Gaza.
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds
The world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of extracted oil and gas from newly approved projects by the end of this decade, with the US leading the way in a surge of activity that threatens to blow apart agreed climate goals, a new report has found.
There can be no new oil and gas infrastructure if the planet is to avoid careering past 1.5C (2.7F) of global heating, above pre-industrial times, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has previously stated. Breaching this warming threshold, agreed to by governments in the Paris climate agreement, will see ever worsening effects such as heatwaves, floods, drought and more, scientists have warned.
Syrian passports: How German money funds war crimes in Syria
Syrians in Germany are forced to go back to the government that imprisoned or tortured them to get a new passport. The money they pay for passports funds a regime that the German government sanctions, activists say.
Even at high school, Adam Yasmin was political. When pro-democracy protests began in Syria back in 2011, Yasmin organized after-school demonstrations in his hometown of Jableh — despite the obvious danger posed by security forces loyal to the country's dictator, Bashar Assad.
As Syria's peaceful revolution devolved into a brutal civil war, Yasmin was arrested and tortured. He was 16. "I was in prison for seven months and it was the worst experience of my life," he told DW. "And all because we called for freedom, democracy and the abolition of this dictatorial regime."
When he was released Yasmin fled, eventually ending up in Germany.
'Unprofessional, dirty and wild': French lawmakers vote to outlaw hair discrimination
Those sporting Afro-styled hair, blonde or ginger hair, dreads, braids or even balding heads could gain new protections in France, where a bill outlawing discrimination based on hair texture, length, colour or style cleared a first hurdle in the French parliament on Thursday. While some argue the law is unnecessary, others say it will fill a gap in existing legislation tackling discrimination.
After years of hearing all sorts of derogatory comments from schoolmates about her Afro-styled kinky hair, Kenza Bel Kenadil was met with the same contempt when she entered the job market. At the tender age of 17, she was told at work that her hair was “unprofessional, dirty and wild”.
When she eventually took a job as a hostess at a hotel in southern France, she was shouted at by management. “Either you go home and change hairstyles”, her boss roared, “or don’t come in to work”.
Discrimination based on hair texture, length, colour or style is at the heart of a bill tabled by Olivier Serva, an MP from the LIOT group (Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories) from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. His aim is to ensure that hair discrimination becomes punishable by law. First introduced in September 2023, the bill was adopted by the National Assembly on Thursday March 28.
2 more deaths linked to benikoji supplement bring total to 4
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 28, 2024 at 16:15 JST
Families reported the deaths of two more people after taking a popular supplement containing benikoji, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. announced on March 28.
This brings the total number of deaths suspected to be related to the intake of the company's “Benikoji coleste-help” supplement to four.
The health ministry said on March 28 that the company also reported that 93 people have been hospitalized for treatment and received 12,000 consultations.
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