On average, 420 children are killed or injured in Gaza every day. (www.who.int)
As of 3 November, according to Ministry of Health data, 2326 women and 3760 children have been killed in the Gaza strip, representing 67% of all casualties, while thousands more have been injured. This means that 420 children are killed or injured every day, some of them only a few months old.
‘Disturbing Surge’ in Afghan Female Suicides, Attempted Suicides (www.voanews.com)
Archaeologists are too scared to open the tomb of China's first emperor because they fear booby traps (www.businessinsider.com)
Hamas tells Gaza City residents to stay put after Israel orders evacuation (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas has called on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza’s more than 2.3 million people ahead of an expected ground offensive....
Ukraine Defence Forces confirm liberation of Klishchiivka (www.pravda.com.ua)
'Mystery company' buys $800M worth of land near Travis AFB, raising concerns about national security (abc7news.com)
Foreign LLC continues to acquire land in California critical to energy and national defense....
Why are so many climate records breaking all at once? (theconversation.com)
English tourist accused of carving name in Colosseum says he did not realise its age (www.theguardian.com)
Powerful underwater volcano forms new island off the coast of Japan (globalnews.ca)
Ukraine killed 49 elite Russian paratroopers in a single day — and Russia refused to retrieve the bodies (www.businessinsider.nl)
Young Women in Afghanistan on the Taliban: "Your Arrival Transformed My Dreams into Nightmares" (www.spiegel.de)
The lives of Kobra, Najia, Madina, Sonya and Zahra looked as though they were just getting started two years ago. When the Taliban captured the Afghan capital of Kabul, they were about to finish school, working towards a university degree or beginning a career. Suddenly, though, their lives changed dramatically....
Pilot who ‘tried to shut off engines mid-flight was high on magic mushrooms’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Israel's military tells UN in Gaza: ask Hamas for fuel (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military suggested on Tuesday that the United Nations ask Hamas for fuel supplies after the U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip warned it would have to halt operations on Wednesday night if no fuel was delivered....
Iran's women a year after Mahsa Amini's death: 'I wear what I like now' (www.bbc.com)
A young woman walks down a street in Tehran, her hair uncovered, her jeans ripped, a bit of midriff exposed to the hot Iranian sun. An unmarried couple walk hand in hand. A woman holds her head high when asked by Iran’s once-feared morality police to put a hijab on, and tells them: “Screw you!”...
US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Hamas threatens execution of Israeli captives if Gaza attacks continue (www.aljazeera.com)
Hamas’s Qassam Brigades has threatened to execute Israeli captives if Israel continues to bombard and kill civilians in Gaza....
Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks (www.ctvnews.ca)
Scientists have discovered antibodies that can neutralize virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus, potentially preventing future coronavirus outbreaks.
Australian tycoon apologises over calls for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes (www.bbc.co.uk)
Greece's Prime Minister Plans to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage (time.com)
Open letter from Harvard employee opposing persecution of students protesting Israel’s assault on Gaza (www.wsws.org)
Iranian mother jailed for 13 years after denouncing death of son shot at protest (www.theguardian.com)
Iranian teenager Armita Geravand is 'brain dead': state media (www.reuters.com)
A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country’s hijab law, is said to be “brain dead”, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.