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News Image 4 Best Dehumidifiers We've Tested and Reviewed

If you care about good air, it’s time for a dehumidifier. These are the ones we recommend for everything from basements to drying laundry.

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News Image Astronomers Discover Planet Orbiting Nearest Single Star to the Sun

There's an exoplanet whipping around Barnard's star, and there may be up to three others yet to be detected.

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News Image Lebanon crisis: UN launches $426 million aid appeal with ‘limited’ Israeli ground incursion underway

UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation into Lebanon, across the UN-patrolled line of separation.

Crime and Courts Read on UN News
News Image Parents can now set Fortnite time limits

Fortnite is getting controls that let parents set time limits for how much their children play the game. Parents will be able to pick how much their child can play Fortnite per day, select windows for when they can play, and choose if their child has the ability to ask for more time. If parents turn time limits on, their children will see an in-game notification when they have 30 minutes left on the clock. Their time is tracked when they play Epic Games-made Fortnite modes like Battle Royale and Lego Fortnite as well as when they play creator-made experiences built with the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). Parents will also be able to see how much time their child is playing the game with a Time...

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News Image Explainer: What is Security Council resolution 1701?

Diplomats have been highlighting Security Council resolution 1701 in official meetings and in the corridors over the busy High-Level Week at UN Headquarters.

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News Image Guterres condemns ‘escalation after escalation’ in the Middle East

With war ramping up across the Middle East on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for the violence to end now. 

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News Image All-out war ‘must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs’: Guterres

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon. 

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News Image Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 30th month. 

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News Image ‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent: rights experts

Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials rarely receive justice as authorities are not held accountable, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a report issued on Tuesday. 

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News Image First Person: Swapping guns for ballpens in the Philippines

A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she has swapped her combat fatigues for jilbabs [outer garment] and her life in the jungle for a more peaceful rural community.

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News Image Nepal: Hundreds killed as ‘unprecedented’ flash floods strike capital Kathmandu

More than 215 people, including 35 children, have been killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

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News Image WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued an urgent call for countries to transform their care and support systems for older people, warning that current systems are not prepared to meet growing demand.

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News Image Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry

Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital for making microchips.

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Rabobank invests a billion euros in fund for home construction

Rabobank will invest an extra 1 billion euros in the housing fund of their subsidiary BDP to build more homes.

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News Image Prime Day: Here’s the Lowest Price Ever for an Echo Device with Alexa, Plus a Smart Bulb Included (72% Off)

Amazon is slashing prices ahead of its October Prime Day on smart home devices.

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News Image How to Watch the Vance-Walz VP Debate, No Cable Required

JD Vance (weird guy) and Tim Walz (the guy who calls him a weird guy) will debate tonight in New York at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

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Air Doctor raises $20M to plug a gap in how people find doctors when they’re traveling

Air Doctor's platform helps travelers find doctors in other countries, and it has now raised $20 million in a Series B round after seeing strong traction. 

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