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The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving – and bringing disease

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There are very few winners in the climate crisis, but scientists are pretty sure there’s going to be at least one: Mosquitoes. These insects – annoying at best, deadly at worst – thrive in warmth and humidity. As climate change ushers in more frequent and more severe heat waves, as well as storms and floods that leave behind pools of stagnant water in which most breed, it’s boom time for mosquitoes. For the first time in decades, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of several locally acquired cases of malaria in the United States – news that has thrust mosquitoes into the spotlight. While it’s too soon to know whether these specific cases are connected to climate change, scientists have been warning that malaria could become more common in the US as temperatures rise there. It has raised fresh concerns about mosquitoes pushing into regions they have not been in for generations – or ever – and what that might mean for the spread of the deadly diseases they trans

Netanyahu urges Israeli settlers not to ‘grab land illegally,’ following West Bank violence

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning Sunday instructing Jewish settlers not to “grab land illegally” in the occupied West Bank, after humanitarian bodies raised the alarm over a series of deadly attacks on Palestinian villagers. At the same time, Netanyahu repeatedly endorsed the construction of settlements approved by the government, which are considered illegal under international law. “Calls to grab land illegally and actions of grabbing land illegally, are unacceptable to me. They undermine law and order in Judea and Samaria [West Bank] and must stop immediately,” he said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday. “Not only will we not back such actions, our government will take strong action against them. “These calls and actions do not strengthen settlement – on the contrary, they hurt it. I say this as someone who doubled settlement in Judea and Samaria despite great and unprecedented international pressure to carry out withdrawals that I have not carried out an

Growing alarm at rise in violence in occupied West Bank

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The United Nations human rights chief and the European Union have expressed alarm over ongoing violence in the occupied West Bank, and over attacks by settlers on Palestinian villagers. But a prominent member of the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for illegal settlers’ outposts to be expanded and turned into full settlements. Hundreds of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Turmusayya in the West Bank on Wednesday, the day after the killing of four Jewish settlers nearby, according to the mayor of the village. Those killings had been in response to an Israeli military operation in the Jenin area. The EU representative to the Palestinians, joined by more than 20 diplomatic missions from the EU and beyond, has visited Turmusayya “to express condolences to the victims of the settler attacks on 21 June and see the houses and property impacted,” the mission said on Twitter. The chief spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also condemned

German mother who joined ISIS is jailed for enslaving and abusing young Yazidi woman

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A German court has convicted a former ISIS member of war crimes for enslaving and abusing a young Yazidi woman, the victim’s counsel said Wednesday. The convicted German national, a 37-year-old woman referred to by the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz as Nadine K., was found guilty of “aiding and abetting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,” according to a statement. She was sentenced to nine years and three months for her involvement in the abuse of the victim. According to the victim’s counsel, the victim, referred to as N, was “gifted” to Nadine K.’s husband in 2016, and she was “raped and subjected to forced labor” for three years. Both Nadine K. and her husband were members of ISIS. The abuse took place across different locations in Syria and in Iraq. The victim’s counsel said that, although Nadine K. knew that N was being “regularly beat and raped,” she did nothing to intervene, hoping to “further ISIS’ ideology” through her treatment of N. N was also forced to adhe

Synopsis Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Releases on Netflix June 16, 2023

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The anime Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King movie will air on the well-known streaming platform, Netflix, on June 16, 2023. In Japan, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King will be showing in theaters since March 31, 2023. Because this anime is one of the anime that has a lot of enthusiasts, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King finally partnered with Netflix as its official platform. So, are you curious about the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King movie, which will soon be broadcast on Netflix? Let's see the synopsis below. Synopsis Manga Black Clover: Sword of The Wizard King Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King movie will tell about Asta who wants to continue his dream of becoming a wizard king. Unfortunately, becoming a wizard king is not easy. In order to realize his dream, Asta must face many obstacles, one of which is meeting Conrad Leto, the former King of Witches. Conrad is resurrected with the aim of destroying the clover kingdom. Meanwhile, other criminals al

At least 79 people drown after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast

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At least 79 people died after a migrant boat carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast in the early hours of Wednesday, that country’s Coast Guard said. A total of 104 migrants who were traveling on the boat have since been rescued from the water and transferred to the city of Kalamata. The coast guard said the search and rescue operation will stop once it’s dark in the area and will continue with the first light of day tomorrow. It is unclear how many people were on board the ship when it went under. Survivors say there could have been as many as 750 passengers. “We fear that the number of dead will rise significantly,” a spokesperson for Peloponnese prefect Panagiotis Nikas said. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) earlier tweeted that it believed that there were “up to 400 people” onboard. UN chief Antonio Guterres referred to the shipwreck as “horrific” in a post on Twitter, adding: “As I’ve said before - every person searching for a better life deserves s