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Uneasy calm in Sierra Leone as Freetown uprising reveals underlying tension
1 year, 1 month ago

Uneasy calm in Sierra Leone as Freetown uprising reveals underlying tension

Al Jazeera  

An uneasy calm is gradually settling in Freetown following gunfire over the weekend that threw Sierra Leone’s capital into panic mode. “What went down last year, even if it’s not directly related, I think created an environment where some people maybe sensed an opening,” said Kieran Mitton, a King’s College London researcher focused on Sierra Leone. “I’m deeply concerned over …

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Sahel violence threatens West African coastal states
2 years, 11 months ago

Sahel violence threatens West African coastal states

Al Jazeera  

Concerns grow that violence that has long crippled countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will spill over further south. However, fears are growing over a spillover of violence within its borders as armed groups operating in the landlocked Sahel countries push for expansion into coastal states. A number of other West African coastal states have faced a growing …

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Healthcare tech is 'stuck in another generation', but a new system is improving time for aged care residents
3 years, 8 months ago

Healthcare tech is 'stuck in another generation', but a new system is improving time for aged care residents

ABC  

For the last two years, a trial has been underway in a suburban Canberra nursing home. Key points: Staff handovers in aged care homes can be time-consuming, and take up to 90 minutes But a trial of a new IT system has cut that down to as little as 10 minutes Experts say better technology is crucial for improving outcomes …

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Young people 'rot away' in aged care, three years after NDIS launched
5 years, 5 months ago

Young people 'rot away' in aged care, three years after NDIS launched

ABC  

Sarah Brady was a 39-year-old woman who could walk, talk and eat solid food when she was put into a nursing home to share a room with someone in their 90s who could no longer communicate. Key points: In the most recent financial year, 2,578 people under 65 were admitted into aged care The most common way for young people …

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Dutch Palestinians remain disappointed after birthplace ruling
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch Palestinians remain disappointed after birthplace ruling

Al Jazeera  

Netherlands recognises Gaza, occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as birthplaces, but not the ‘state of Palestine’. The man whose case led to the Netherlands recognising the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, as official birthplaces, said he is still dissatisfied because the new ruling avoids the word Palestine and therefore fails to acknowledge his identity. …

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