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Ethiopian Jews have been waiting for a visa for Israel for years

One of the oldest Jewish communities in the world resides in Ethiopia. According to religious accounts, their origins go back to the year 950 BC and their members would be descendants of the queen of Saba and King Solomon. Known as Beta Israel, the community was persecuted by the communist regime that ruled the country between 1974 and 1991. Israel evacuated 20,000 Ethiopian Jews during the operations of Moses and Solomon. But thousands were left behind and, decades later, they still expect to be able to reach the Promised Land.

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India: One person dies every three minutes on the roads

Road damage not only leaves thousands of victims each year: it also costs the country at least 3 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP). In New Delhi, journalists Navodita Kumari and Suhel Khan went to the streets to get to know a crisis that continues to claim lives.

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What is real and what is false? The use of IA in the Brazilian elections

The first round of the presidential election was held on Sunday in Brazil, in a elections in which artificial intelligence played an increasingly important role: an avatar of former President Jair Bolsonaro to support his son's candidacy, a clone of a governor to request donations from his voters and campaign jingles created by a few real ones. Disinformation thus became one of the main challenges of these elections.

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Taiwan, epicenter of the world race for artificial intelligence

Taiwan is a territory coveted by its powerful neighbour, China, but also a key piece in the global technological career. The island concentrates some of the most advanced semiconductor laboratories, essential for the development of artificial intelligence. In this issue, we tell you how one of Taipei's maximum security laboratories works, while the IA is at the heart of the agenda during the expected State visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington. In the midst of tensions between the United States and China, Taiwan's future is again under

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Lake Chad: a region under the threat of climate change

In Lake Chad province, climate change is altering the living conditions of communities that have been dependent on their waters for generations. Fisheries and agriculture, which are the main sources of livelihood, are facing increasing difficulties due to climate variability, the reduction of catches and the deterioration of agricultural land.

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Nepal, among thousands of missing persons and bodies still to be identified

The sudden floods that devastated northern Nepal on 26 August left unprecedented destruction. The number of fatalities continues to increase: nearly 1,400 people have died and a further 5,130 remain missing, including some 600 foreigners from 35 countries. While families continue to seek answers, the authorities now face another challenge: to recover and identify the victims. Report by Shahzaib Wahlah and Ondine de Gaulle for France 24.

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France: Can entrepreneurs save forests? · Global Voices

In France, some entrepreneurs are buying large extensions of forest to let nature recover its space. It aims to promote renaturalization, protect biodiversity and contribute to the fight against climate change. But this initiative raises a question: can private investment become an effective tool to conserve ecosystems? A report by Renard and Valérie Dekimpe for France 24.

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Texas: The IA opens a crack in the Republican bastion? · Global Voices

The expansion of artificial intelligence is generating a new political fracture in Texas, one of the main Republican bastions in the United States. The growth of data centres, driven by Donald Trump and state authorities, is critical of their energy and water consumption, their impact on communities and the potential costs to taxpayers. According to an analysis by The Texas Tribune, about 60 per cent of the data centres planned or under construction are in districts that supported Trump in 2024. A few months from the mid-ma elections

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Subrogated gestation in Colombia: a business under the legal vacuum

Become one of the main destinations of the subrogated gestation in Latin America, Colombia operates in a legal vacuum where agencies and intermediaries move millions of figures. While foreigners seek accessible processes, women in a precarious situation see in practice a source of income, fuelling the debate about the lack of regulation and the ethical limits of business. Report by Herminia Fernández and Julián Ramírez Castro for France 24.