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Interpol busts global human trafficking network, rescues 4,400 victims
A major global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers, coordinated by Interpol, has led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects and helped over 4,400 potential victims of trafficking worldwide, the police organization announced on Monday. -
How playing football can help protect girls from cervical cancer
Scoring goals for a cervical cancer vaccine: this is the ambition of the Goal Getter Campaign. The initiative was first showcased in Tanzania and Eswatini earlier last year before moving to Zimbabwe in December, using soccer to build awareness and trust among girls in the HPV vaccine. -
Libya signs $20 billion oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah announced the new 25-year agreement during the Libya Energy and Economy Summit in Tripoli on Saturday. -
Egypt to restrict children’s social media use
Egypt’s Parliament is looking into ways to regulate children’s use of social media platforms to combat what lawmakers called “digital choas,” following some western countries that are considering banning young teenagers from social media. -
Cuba's Santeria priests ask for peace as Cuba-US tensions rise further
As tensions between Cuba and the United States rise and Cubans brace for further economic difficulties, priests and priestesses of the African-Cuban root religion known as Santería held several ceremonies on Sunday and offered gifts to deities to ask for peace.