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NovaNews Newscast — Today’s Top Stories, 28 October 2026
El Niño threatens 50 million with hunger, Cape Town activists push back on data centres, and cruise ship passengers stranded in Cambodia.
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World Food Day spotlights hunger and the need for food system innovation
As the world marks World Food Day, the focus falls on a persistent contradiction: food is produced across the globe.
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Oil companies are treating the sky like an open sewer, says outgoing UN chief
Major global oil companies are treating the atmosphere like an “open sewer,” the outgoing United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a withering attack on the energy industry at…
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UN adopts new world map making Africa bigger, US smaller
UN General Assembly votes to adopt new world map making Africa appear bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
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Africa overtakes Asia as continent with most people facing hunger
For the first time, Africa has more people facing hunger than Asia, with 309 million Africans affected, a UN report reveals.
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UN to list more sites as ‘in danger’ from conflict or climate change
The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world’s deepest lake as world treasures under threat, including from war or…
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Iran executes 21, arrests 4 000 since Middle East war began: UN
Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4 000 since the Middle East war began.
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Ten years on – is South Africa winning the gender equality battle?
On UN Day, South Africa’s gender gap progress was celebrated, highlighting improvements, ongoing challenges, and the importance of equality for growth.
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International Women’s Day: millions of women and girls still vulnerable
The call is to dismantle all barriers to equal justice such as discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and social norms that erode the rights of women.
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UN rights chief warns of ‘global emergency’ of violence against women
N rights chief declares ‘global emergency’ over violence against women and femicide, highlighting Afghanistan restrictions and abuse cases.
