Relegated to irrelevance by UN and the West, Western Sahara people are forced into servitude by international apathy

Relegated to irrelevance by UN and the West, Western Sahara people are forced into servitude by international apathy

Fresh fruit and vegetables, sold commercially in the camps’ markets, are largely unaffordable for most Western Sahara refugees. Cheaper, processed food is available, but that has contributed to a “double burden of malnutrition”, which includes obesity among women and under-nutrition in children. Thirty-one-year-old Fatimalo Mustapha Sayed manages a community vegetable...

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Double standards: Western Sahara’s ‘frozen conflict’ boiling up again as world is hooked to war in Ukraine

Double standards: Western Sahara’s ‘frozen conflict’ boiling up again as world is hooked to war in Ukraine

Najla Mohamed-Lamin was at home with her new-born son when she received a call that her youngest brother, Hamdi*, had been hit in a Moroccan drone strike in Western Sahara, a war the international community has effectively chosen to ignore. “There were eight of them. They were just making tea...

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Analysts identify complex mixtures of botanical resins, other materials used to embalm Egyptian mummies

Analysts identify complex mixtures of botanical resins, other materials used to embalm Egyptian mummies

Labelled pots found in a 2,500-year-old embalming workshop have revealed the plant and animal extracts used to prepare ancient Egyptian mummies – including ingredients originating hundreds and even thousands of kilometres away. Chemical analysis of the pots’ contents has identified complex mixtures of botanical resins and other substances, some of...

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America’s uniformed gangsters: Why debates about police funding are a hot-button electoral issue in US

America’s uniformed gangsters: Why debates about police funding are a hot-button electoral issue in US

The Memphis Police Department unit that beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a January 7 traffic stop was part of a division that operated with an annual budget of more than $28 million a year from the time of its creation in 2021 until it was disbanded over the weekend. The...

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