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A western Sydney schoolboy was taken to Syria with his family to live under IS in 2015. After the fall of the so-called caliphate, he was swept up into the adult Kurdish prison system and feared dead. Now, he has spoken exclusively to @DatelineSBS.
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“Dying under bombs in #Gaza cannot be the only option left to people.“ Claire Magone, General Director of MSF France provides an update on our what we’re witnessing and how our teams are responding.
Thinking of all the local journalists reporting on this terrible conflict. Helping to shed light on what's happening despite an enormous personal toll.
BBC team reporting from Gaza find dozens of neighbours & friends among the injured & dead in Al-Shifa Hospital. Exceptional reporting - at a huge personal cost - from @adnanelbursh @Rushdibbc & many others in Gaza.
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UN says Israel wants all Palestinians in north Gaza - 1.1m people - to move to south within 24 hours bbc.in/3ZRZDLA
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Predatory machismo and economic inequality are the engine of child sexual abuse. Perpetrators are often more ordinary people than you might expect. Watch this documentary I filmed with @callirachel & @simonebru for @DatelineSBS youtu.be/IDcIus3zO2c?si=QAQP…
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Putting English Muffins in my toaster and toasting them over and over til they disintegrate #wwc
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Don’t be too down Australia.
The dream is not over. It’s only just begun.
Congratulations @Lionesses
To @TheMatildas
You’ve made history & captivated an entire nation.
You’ve set Australia & @AlboMP the task of winning World Cups & changed the country.
We love you 💚💛
FT | A heartbreaking end to our #FIFAWWC Semi-Final.
Attention turns to Saturday when we play Sweden for third place.
#Matildas #TilitsDone
The Henson pub in Marrickville on this historic day. Feat my poor sausage dog (now the new @TheMatildas mascot) and @lauramoates losing a hair clip.
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Among other charges, the 29-year-old certified fitness instructor and artist was accused by Saudi authorities of using a hashtag – translated to #societyisready – to call for an end to male guardianship rules. theguardian.com/world/2023/m…
Calliste Weitenberg retweeted
Utterly broken reading waking up in the UK to read of the depraved and unjust attacks on Stan, my friend, my mentor, and colleague. It’s the same playbook every time in our nation that refuses to reckon with racism, dispossession and an inadequate media. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-19/s…
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Amid New York City’s ongoing war on rodents, some people have formed a vigilante anti-rat force. Dateline's @callirachel joined them for a night hunt.
Watch 'Rat Hunters' at 9.30pm on Tuesday 2 May on SBS or stream via @SBSOnDemand
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"Alexei, the world has not forgotten your vital message to us all: We cannot, we must not be afraid to oppose dictators and authoritarianism wherever it rears its head."
“Navalny” wins the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
#Oscars
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Calliste Weitenberg retweeted
Using exclusive phone logs, military files and 23TB of video, we unmasked the Russian unit and commander that killed dozens of people on one street in Bucha
By @YousurAlhlou @MashaFroliak @ckoettl @heytherehaley @dim109 @ajcardia @NatalieReneau & more 👇
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This is devastating. This was one of the main concerns of those I spoke to in Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power. Now it’s come true. I cannot imagine how distressing this must be.
All women banned from university in Afghanistan, Taliban says - further restricting the rights of girls and women to education bbc.in/3hCo7a3
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Calliste Weitenberg retweeted
BREAKING: Soon, there will be NO more cub petting in the U.S.
Tonight, the Senate passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act. The bill is headed to Biden’s desk for signature. This law will end Tiger King-style cub petting in the U.S., and ban big cat breeding & selling.
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'Moshari,' the first Bangladeshi film to ever qualify for an Oscar, has two new executive producers on board: @rizwanahmed and @jordanpeele.
The live-action short, written and directed by Nuhash Humayun (@nuhashh), examines climate change in #Bangladesh through a horror lens.
