Category: VOICES
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UN peacekeeping mandate in Lebanon faces scrutiny ahead of Security Council vote
As members of the UN Security Council negotiate the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force…
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UK police go undercover in Surrey as runners to crack down on street harassment
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Eighteen people have been arrested in Surrey, UK, after…
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Capital grains: the urban trees getting a second life
In a city teeming with trees yet reliant on imported timber, furniture maker Bruce Saunders…
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Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
At least 20 people were killed, including four health workers and five journalists, WHO Director-General…
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Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes
(Washington, DC) – US military personnel could face legal liability for assisting Israeli forces who…
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How to prepare for a hard conversation when you hate conflict
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If your pulse spikes at the infamous words “We…
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Learning by lamplight, against the odds: photo depicts ‘safety’ for child refugee
Sprawled on a mattress, a child studies by the light of a dusty oil lamp…
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Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call
“It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the…
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7 pilates mistakes instructors notice (and what to do instead)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORAL TEAM Pilates isn’t about going harder or faster. It’s about…
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The photo sale raising money for conservation
In the stillness of night on Shompole Community Land in southern Kenya, a Maasai-owned giraffe…