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‘You need the power of all your votes’: Bedouin women secure success for Arab parties in Israeli election
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‘You need the power of all your votes’: Bedouin women secure success for Arab parties in Israeli election

With 180,000 eligible voters, Bedouin turnout was key in Palestinian-led parties winning unprecedented 19 seats Last year, Umm Khaled Fatoum returned from volunteering in a Jewish-Arab support centre for victims of war to find bulldozers tearing into her son’s house in the Bedouin village of Azzarnug. The demolition crew, who arrived under police escort, did not even allow them to remove furniture or solar panels before reducing the home and its contents to a pile of rubble.

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Lizzy Gold plans homecoming giveaway for Warri fans
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Lizzy Gold plans homecoming giveaway for Warri fans

By Benjamin Njoku Barely days after celebrating her birthday with a party on a yacht, Nollywood actress Lizzy Gold has hinted at plans to give back to her people in Warri. According to her, the homecoming event is scheduled to be held on December 20 at Yonwuren College Field, Ugbuwangue, Warri, Delta State.

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US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers
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US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers

The US Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it will vote on November 19 on a proposal to ban China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, and other IP-enabled service providers from direct access. The FCC has previously barred China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom from providing international telecommunications services to the United States.

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Global ecosystem restoration reaches 252 million hectares, creating over one million jobs
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Global ecosystem restoration reaches 252 million hectares, creating over one million jobs

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) jointly produced the report. It was launched at a high-level event during the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17), where the UN recognised five restoration initiatives in China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Italy and the United States as UN World Restoration Flagships.

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Lagos warns residents of impending extreme heat
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Lagos warns residents of impending extreme heat

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has warned residents to prepare for possible extreme heat and associated environmental and public health challenges as climate outlooks indicate rising temperatures across parts of Africa, including Nigeria. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the advisory on Friday, urging residents to take preventive measures to protect their health and wellbeing.

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‘Deepest possible partnership’: Canada and EU announce new alliance
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‘Deepest possible partnership’: Canada and EU announce new alliance

Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’ Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our citizens can thrive” and a powerful hedge against the unpredictable nature of geopolitics, while welcoming other countries to join. Speaking to reporters on Friday from Montreal, the prime minister, Mark Carney, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, called the new partnership the Alliance for the Future and said the “deepest

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