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Q&A-'Scammers are winning': Rescuing trafficked cyber-scam victims | Context by TRF From paying ransoms to helping victims who have jumped out of buildings; what it's like to rescue cyber-scam victims

From paying ransoms to helping victims who have jumped out of buildings; what it's like to rescue #cyber-scam victims.
Lin Taylor reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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UK migrant carers 'owed huge sums' in visa scheme 'scandal' | Context by TRF Labour rights group calls for compensation scheme after overseas care workers in Britain left in debt and homeless

Labour rights group calls for compensation scheme after overseas care workers in Britain left in debt and homeless.
Emma Batha reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Foreign students scrub social media as US expands visa vetting | Context by TRF As the U.S. halts student visa interviews, applicants are censoring their online presence for fear of being denied entry

As the U.S. halts #student visa interviews, applicants are censoring their #online presence for fear of being denied entry.
Bukola Adebayo reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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'No one supports the children' - Hunger plagues Mozambique | Context by TRF In Mozambique, millions of children go hungry as aid cuts, conflict exacerbate drought-fuelled hunger crisis

In #Mozambique, millions of children go hungry as #aid cuts, conflict exacerbate drought-fuelled hunger crisis.
Samuel Come reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Syria is changing but its children need international help now | Context by TRF More than 7.5 million Syrian children need aid with many chronically malnourished. But as needs soar, funding is drying up

More than 7.5 million Syrian children need aid with many chronically malnourished. But as needs soar, funding is drying up. Read this piece by Bujar Hoxha, country director for Save The Children #Syria on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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What is bottom trawling and how does it harm oceans? | Context by TRF Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling

Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling. But what exactly is that? Beatrice Tridimas has the answers on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Panic and Plan B: How the US visa pause impacts Indian students | Context by TRF Indian students are plunged into uncertainty after the US pauses visa interviews

Indian #students are plunged into uncertainty after the US pauses #visa interviews.
Kunal Purohit reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Aid cuts 'disaster' in Syria as services axed and refugees return | Context by TRF As global aid dwindles, support centres crucial to Syrian refugees' return face closure, leaving many without critical assistance

As global aid dwindles, support centres crucial to #Syrian refugees' return face closure, leaving many without critical assistance. Nazih Osseiran reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Q&A: Algorithms tested on migrants should worry citizens too | Context by TRF As governments deploy AI to manage borders, citizens should be wary of this tech too, says researcher

As governments deploy #AI to manage borders, citizens should be wary of this tech too, says researcher.
Lin Taylor reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Brazil bets on conservation "mosaics" to manage its vast forests | Context by TRF Brazil's conservation mosaics seek to combine regional development with forest conservation

Brazil's conservation mosaics seek to combine regional development with #forest conservation. Andre Cabette Fabio reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social #amazon
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US aid cuts mean no period pads, no school in Kenyan refugee camp | Context by TRF Girls in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food is cut

Girls in Kenya's #Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food is cut. Farai Shawn Matiashe reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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LGBTQ+ suicide risk rises as Trump cuts mental health services | Context by TRF The Trump administration plans to cut vital LGBTQ+ services, calling it 'radical gender ideology'

The Trump administration plans to cut vital #LGBTQ+ services, calling it 'radical gender ideology'.
Lucy Middleton reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Trafficked cyber scam victims in SE Asia freed but cannot get home | Context by TRF Rescued from cyber-scam centres in Southeast Asia, trafficking survivors find themselves mired in process of getting back home

Rescued from cyber-scam centres in Southeast Asia, #trafficking survivors find themselves mired in process of getting back home. Rebecca L. Root reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Rising seas complicate Los Angeles wildfire rebuilding | Context by TRF As seas rise, California coastal communities damaged by wildfires debate if they should remain on the shoreline.

As seas rise, California coastal communities damaged by #wildfires debate if they should remain on the shoreline. Rachel Parsons reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Trump rollback on climate justice opens pockets of resistance | Context by TRF Historic focus on climate and inequality continuing at state, local levels despite Trump attacks

Historic focus on #climate and inequality continuing at state, local levels despite #Trump attacks.
Carey Biron has the story for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Boat driver arrests intensify as EU set to tighten smuggling laws | Context by TRF New people-smuggling rules will worsen criminalisation of migrants and NGOs trying to help them, rights groups warn

New people-smuggling rules will worsen criminalisation of #migrants and NGOs trying to help them, rights groups warn.
Beatrice Tridimas reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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In north Lebanon, Syrian Alawites shelter among graves | Context by TRF After fleeing sectarian violence at home, Syrian Alawite refugees eke out a precarious existence in north Lebanon

After fleeing sectarian violence at home, Syrian #Alawite refugees eke out a precarious existence in north #Lebanon.
Nazih Osseiran reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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How dried-out wetlands on the Iran-Iraq border threaten the region | Context by TRF Fires, dust storms, migration and conflict: the deadly chain of consequences from a shrinking wetland in Iran

Fires, dust storms, migration and conflict: the deadly chain of consequences from a shrinking #wetland in #Iran. Sanam Mahoozi reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Q&A: Women and girls pay the price for savage aid cuts - UN | Context by TRF From Sudan to Ukraine, key services for women and girls face closure or major disruption

From Sudan to Ukraine, key services for women and girls face closure or major disruption. For @contextnewsroom.bsky.social Lin Taylor spoke to @unwomen.bsky.social's Sofia Calltorp.

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Can pandemic pact avert COVID chaos in next crisis? | Context by TRF New WHO pandemic preparedness treaty aims to end stark vaccine and health disparities exposed during COVID

New #WHO #pandemic preparedness treaty aims to end stark vaccine and health disparities exposed during COVID.
Emma Batha reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social #wha78
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Global hunger monitor faces 'large gap' after US aid cuts | Context by TRF Global hunger monitor FEWS NET funded by U.S. government operating at reduced capacity, undermining humanitarian efforts

Global #hunger monitor FEWS NET funded by U.S. government is now operating at reduced capacity, undermining humanitarian efforts. Nelson Renteria and Nita Bhalla report for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Syrian businesses dare to dream after Trump vow on sanctions | Context by TRF Syria's small business owners stock up after Trump's sanctions move, hoping for more customers and easier access to cash

#Syria's small business owners stock up after Trump's #sanctions move, hoping for more customers and easier access to cash. Nazih Osseiran reports from Damascus for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Afghans in US feel betrayed as Trump ends deportation protection | Context by TRF Refugee advocates say it is indefensible to remove protections for Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S.

Refugee advocates say it is indefensible to remove protections for #Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S.
Emma Batha and Orooj Hakimi report for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Deep love or deepfake? Dating in the time of AI | Context by TRF A projected 8 million deepfakes will be shared worldwide in 2025, risking a romance scam explosion

A projected 8 million #deepfakes will be shared worldwide in 2025, risking a romance scam explosion. Read one woman's story on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social Story by @kimharrisberg.bsky.social and @adamndsmith.com

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Why does Britain need migrant care workers? | Context by TRF Britain ends recruitment of foreign care workers as sector struggles to fill vacancies amid ageing population

#Britain ends recruitment of foreign care workers as sector struggles to fill vacancies amid ageing population. #migration #careworkers Lin Taylor reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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US aid freeze leaves TB survivors in India 'high and dry' | Context by TRF 'TB champions' are a key plank in India's programme to end tuberculosis, but their work has stalled with the halt in USAID funding

'TB champions' are a key plank in India's programme to end #tuberculosis, but their work has stalled with the halt in #USAID funding. Swagata Yadavar reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social

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"Sculpting within the law': Where does Poland stand on abortion? | Context by TRF Although Poland could elect a liberal president on May 18, women say a change to the abortion law is unlikely despite years of protest

Although #Poland could elect a liberal president on May 18, women say a change to the #abortion law is unlikely despite years of protest. Ada Petriczko reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social

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No milk, no diapers - US aid cuts hit Syrian refugees in Lebanon | Context by TRF USAID cuts may push desperate Syrian refugees into further debt, prostitution to survive, UN warns

#USAID cuts may push desperate #Syrian refugees into further debt, prostitution to survive, UN warns. Nazih Osseiran reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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US states target trans in slew of anti LGBTQ+ bills | Context by TRF Most bills are expected to fall but advocates say their very existence unleashes new vitriol against LGBTQ+ Americans

Most bills are expected to fall but advocates say their very existence unleashes new vitriol against #LGBTQ+ Americans. @enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Forgotten migrants: Africans risking lives in war-hit Yemen | Context by TRF Scores of Africans were killed in an airstrike in Yemen in April, spotlighting a dangerous, often overlooked migration route

Scores of Africans were killed in an airstrike in #Yemen in April, spotlighting a dangerous, often overlooked #migration route. Nita Bhalla reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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