Typhoons Kristine and Leon caused extensive damage in the Philippines, impacting 4.2 million individuals, including 1.3 million children, and displacing over 300,000 people. The storms worsened the water and sanitation crisis, leading to concerns about disease outbreaks, with UNICEF providing hygiene and water kits to affected families. Education was disrupted, affecting 20 million children nationwide, prompting UNICEF to provide educational supplies to 14,594 learners and 765 teachers. The Philippines faces ongoing challenges due to climate change, with recovery efforts strained by new weather systems, while the government and UNICEF work together to support communities in need.
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Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten took baby off-grid despite ‘obvious’ hypothermia risk, jury told
The wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon went on the run with their baby to avoid her being taken into care, taking her off-grid in winter despite the risk of hypothermia. The couple deprived their daughter of warmth, shelter, food, and safety, leaving her body in a bag-for-life to decompose after concealing her birth. Prosecutors allege that Marten, a trust fund child, perfected lying to an art form and that the infant,...
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