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UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered Gaza
GENEVA (AP) — A team of human rights experts has faulted the world’s nations for…
PHOTO ESSAY: In Uganda, a sprawling generation of children finds its fate entwined with elders
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — Some call them the continent’s greatest natural resource, the bevy of…
AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
OTTAWA — Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in…
US media quickly forced to revisit a thorny question: How should a president’s health be covered?
Early in Donald Trump’s news conference Tuesday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked a question that…
Talks seek ways to restart negotiations with B.C. government workers: minister
As thousands of British Columbia government workers hit the picket lines Tuesday, the province’s finance…
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children’s hospital after rocket attack
KYIV — Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint…
PHOTO ESSAY: Uganda’s villages are filling with older people, bringing blessings and burdens
NABALANGA, Uganda (AP) — Look closely and you will see them. Atop dirt floors in…
Majority of Canadian youth have been bullied, child poverty on the rise: report
A new report released as students across the country return to school finds bullying, poverty…
Even in final years, African women endure long walks for water
MUBUSHURO, Uganda (AP) — Some things have changed as Joy Okwanjire has grown older: Ears…
For many with HIV, drugs lifted their death sentence. Now they must face old age.
NKULAGIRIRE, Uganda (AP) — Past a smoldering pile of trash and two bleating goats, through…
Across Africa, a shortage of care marks the end of life
MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — Maybe it’s something as simple as a urinary tract infection that…
Beaten, banished, killed: Witchcraft accusations haunt Africa’s old
NYAKITABIRE, Uganda (AP) — A drought had dragged on for months. Fields of onions, potatoes…
Africa is seeing a surge of dementia cases. Families aren’t sure what to do.
KITABURAZA, Uganda (AP) — In the night, when all that glows on this hilltop is…
Celebration and concern mix as more Africans reach old age
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In the packed aisles of this city’s largest market, every passageway…
In Africa, a continent full of children, the fates of young and old are intertwined
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — A boy scales the trunk of a jackfruit tree, pawing at…