World News: 05 July 2023

Climate Change: World suffers hottest day since records began
The average worldwide temperature on July 3 reached 17.01°C, breaking the previous record of 16.92°C, set in August 2016. The record global temperature is a result of climate change, caused by burning fossil fuels and other human activities, combined with the emerging El Nino weather pattern.

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Spectre of violence still hangs over France
The acts of violence across France dropped considerably overnight, the rioters shamed perhaps by Nahel's grandma, who took to French TV to appeal to the youngsters to calm down.

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A year of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians just escalated
Israel’s large-scale military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank this week had undeniable similarities with the second Palestinian uprising of the early 2000s — a period that claimed thousands of lives.

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Crippling fuel crisis turns Cuba to old friend Russia
It's the latest in a series of major challenges they have faced recently: food insecurity, inflation and electricity blackouts.
Cuba's long-standing woes stem from government mismanagement and the US economic embargo, but were worsened by the collapse of the tourism industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

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South Sudan to hold first election since independence
Kiir has been president since independence in 2011 after a long-running civil war. President Kiir said he would run for re-election in the polls, the first since the country gained independence. No other candidate has declared their candidacy.

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'Catastrophic' human rights situation in Belarus - UN report
The human rights situation in Belarus remains dire and is getting worse. UN Human Rights Council is warned that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko's regime is deliberately purging civil society of its last dissenting voices.

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