French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony

The Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

‘Massive’ coordinated attacks on TGV bring severe disruption to France’s busiest rail lines

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

France’s high-speed rail network has been hit by coordinated “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have brought major disruption to many of the country’s busiest rail lines hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.… Read the rest

New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises

© WFP/Ali Jadallah A child receives food at a WFP-supported kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a new report that highlights alarming levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises. 


The report warned that millions of children under five have difficulty accessing nutritious and diverse diets necessary for developmental growth and that food prices and living costs have hit record-high levels as countries continue to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read the rest

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