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The toilet cubicles measure just 1 square meter (about 11 square feet), sealed with plastic sheeting attached to simple wooden slats. They provide a tiny amount of privacy in the former village of Al-Mawasi, a place where thousands of displaced people have now crowded together. Though Israeli army may refer to it as a “safe zone,” the site lacks the corresponding infrastructure. The Clean Shelter project has provided toilet cubicles like these in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp in GazaImage: Clean Shelter “My family, my parents are in Al-Mawasi. I asked them: What do people need most? And they said: toilets, showers, tents. So when…

In the village of Wale, Thailand and Myanmar are connected by a small wooden bridge. The narrow river that flows beneath it constitutes the border. The villages on the two banks share the same name, and their lives are closely entwined. Locals carry rice and vegetables back and forth across the little footbridge; children splash and play in the water below. The Thai border guard in the observation post is paying far more attention to his cellphone than to the flow of commuters. The majority of people who cross here are from the local villages. In recent weeks, however, an…

Grant Shapps was forced to abandon a visit to a port city in Ukraine after British intelligence warned of a credible missile threat from Russia.Officials told the defence secretary Russia had become aware of his travel plans to Odesa, where a convoy carrying Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister had narrowly avoided an airstrike. That news raised the threat level to Mr Shapps’s safety from substantial to critical, according to The Sunday Times, which had access to the delegation and was the first to report the abandoned plans.Mr Shapps, travelling with chief of the defence staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin…

“I am working nonstop, because this is a final for me. Under the mandate given by the law this is my last election.” These words, spoken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the upcoming local elections, caused a stir in the West. News agencies reported that the leader was saying his “farewell” and announcing his “withdrawal” from politics. In Turkey, on the other hand, Erdogan’s words drew ridicule. On social networks, commenters debated how many times he had already announced his departure — two, three or even four times already? Hakki Tas, a political scientist with the German Institute for Global and Area…

It’s now almost impossible to imagine the Saudi economy without the thriving startup scene and its female entrepreneurs. Less than a decade ago, the situation was largely different. “There was literally no ecosystem for startup companies,” Maha Shirah, one of the first female Saudi entrepreneurs in Riyadh, told DW. For women, starting a business was particularly tough. In 2014, when Shirah opened the country’s first workspace for women, laws still restricted the participation of women in many industries. Ten years on, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce haspublished a comprehensive list of workspaces for women, and the local startup landscape is not…

A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December after previous eruptions destroyed roads and forced a town to evacuate.Livestreams from the area showed fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in the ground. Authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, just south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik.The Icelandic Meteorological Office confirmed a volcanic eruption started between Stora Skogfell and Hagafell on Saturday.In nearby Grindavik, where some of the town’s 4,000 residents had returned following earlier outbreaks, evacuations were again taking place, public broadcaster RUV reported. The popular Blue Lagoon…

Skip next section Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Ukraine of election ‘terrorism’03/16/2024March 16, 2024Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Ukraine of election ‘terrorism’Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday accused Ukraine of engaging in terror attacks to drum up Western support for more arms. In a statement published on X, formerly Twitter, the ministry claimed, “It is obvious that the corrupt regime in Kyiv has intensified its terrorist activities in connection with the ongoing presidential elections in Russia in order to demonstrate its activity to its Western handlers and to beg for even more financial assistance and lethal weapons.”   Ukraine has reportedly intensified…

Visitors crowd around the works of Cheryl McIntosh in Ernst Moritz Arndt House, a branch of Bonn City Museum. Those who want to view all of the installations and collages need to be patient — her exhibition Counter Thoughts, Counter Images has been attracting a lot of interest. McIntosh, who was born in Jamaica, uses her art to address colonial history. The exhibition is part of the German city of Bonn’s Culture(s) of Remembrance project that highlights themes of colonialism, racism, resistance and recognition. McIntosh expresses colonial exploitation in a floor installation that portrays cotton, sugar and coffee next to an apparently enslaved figureImage: Emanuel Spieske Germany’s forgotten history In an…

Boxing great Roberto Duran is receiving medical care for a heart problem, his family have said.The former undisputed world champion, 72, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade”, they said in a statement. His family added they are waiting for results before they provide more information on his health.”We thank our relatives, friends and all of his supporters who are praying for him.”One of the greatest lightweight boxers of all time, Panamanian Duran held world championships in four weight classes. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 and later in his career reigned as…

The election authority of India announced on Saturday that the country will start a phased voting process beginning on April 19 to select a new parliament. “Date of polling would be 19th of April” for the first phase of the vote, which is staged over several weeks, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said. The election will be held in seven phases over six weeks, with different states voting at different times.  Voting in the final phase will take place on June 1, and nationwide ballots will be counted on June 4. Results are normally announced on the same day.  It is…