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Senior former Israeli military officials helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank amid settler attacks. Near Qusra, landowner Nimr Nazzal said their presence made it possible for him to reach olives he otherwise could not access.
Source: RTÉ News
Read the original story →During a temporary ceasefire in southern Ukraine, Kherson residents met friends at cafes, walked with their children and stocked up on supplies. Hundreds of residents were also evacuated from occupied Oleshky, but the truce ended Sunday night, leaving Kherson residents anticipating renewed attacks.
Source: NPR
Read the original story →Villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati spotted a boat and rescued five people after close to three months at sea. The survivors received medical treatment and were being cared for by a local Uniting Church pastor, while officials sought arrangements to bring them home.
Source: Islands Business
Read the original story →In part of Louisiana’s Barataria Basin, river sediment carried through the Davis Pond diversion is raising wetland bottoms and helping create new land. That recovery offers evidence that reconnecting rivers with wetlands can help restore suitable areas, though Louisiana’s wider coast continues to lose ground.
Source: Grist
Read the original story →Melbourne police officer Trevor Bergman has made 545 blood donations and visited all 85 Australian donation centres. He is one of 150 Australians known to carry anti-D antibodies, which are used to help protect babies in pregnancies where incompatible blood can put them at risk.
Source: Good News Network
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