
Ruth Sherlock
@Rsherlock
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International Correspondent for NPR, covering Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, migration and more. Based in Rome. Half Italian, half British.
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Joined July 2010
RT @Charles_Lister: Finally, a warning on disinformation. In the past 3hrs alone, there's been reports of (1) a massacre in a hospital; (2….
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RT @Charles_Lister: #Syria's SW province of #Suwayda has seen 5 days of chaotic, complex conflict now -- but as with previous bouts of host….
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Two women with pets killed by wolves. Two very different responses that take you to the core of a battle unfolding over the fate for wolves in Europe. (Spoiler: one of the women is @vonderleyen, President of the EU Commission.) Take a read and listen 🙏.
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Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again.
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So far only five of the 22 crew members of the Eternity C vessel hit by Houthis in the Red Sea have been found so far in the rescue mission. The bulk carrier has sunk. Why are these attacks happening? Listen here:
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The Houthi rebel group in Yemen have resumed attacking shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
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RT @BashaReport: My radio interview with @NPR’s @Rsherlock aired tonight, where I discussed why the Houthis ended their seven-month pause o….
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The Houthi rebel group in Yemen have resumed attacking shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
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RT @saeedalBatati: Here is my latest @newlinesmag about remarkable conservation success story from #Yemen: Abdullah, through his own self-….
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In Hadramawt, a self-funded sanctuary is bringing the endangered animal back from the brink of extinction
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RT @oss_romano: #Angelus #PapaFrancesco .In questo lungo tempo di ricovero, ho avuto modo di sperimentare la pazienza del Signore, che vedo….
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RT @austeni: There has been plenty of speculation about how the Pope would be taken back to the Santa Marta — ambulance? helicopter? — but….
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RT @vaticannews_it: Carmela Mancuso, calabrese, 72 anni, è la signora coi fiori gialli che #PapaFrancesco ha salutato dal balcone del Gemel….
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RT @austeni: The Pope’s road to recovery is astonishing. Whether due to the power of prayer, his family DNA (his grandmother Rosa lived to….
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Two rambunctious Physiotherapy students at Gemelli hospital try to go to see the Pope on the tenth floor. Take a listen - #rome #PopeFrancis.
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The Vatican has announced the start of nighttime prayers for Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition in the hospital. The 88-year-old is battling double pneumonia and early kidney failure.
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RT @PalMediaOrg: Absolutely extraordinary:. Pope Francis made 470 daily video calls to Gaza during Israel’s murderous genocidal campaign.….
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RT @John_Hudson: USAID officials called Trump's directives a "shock and awe" approach that has left officials unsure how to apply for exemp….
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RT @Charles_Lister: NEW -- #Trump's global aid freeze has cut the salaries paid to many of the prison & camp guards responsible for securin….
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RT @SoccerMouaz: Listen to this just unbelievable, powerful podcast episode by @Rsherlock it made me both laugh and cry. Syria is finally f….
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Mass graves are being discovered in Syria, testament to the horrors committed under the now ousted leader Bashar al Assad. The story of one man forced to help dig some of those graves.
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In Syria tens of thousands of people are searching for their loved ones who were disappeared by the Assad regime. What happened to them? With @SoccerMouaz we visited a mass grave site with a man who helped dig the trenches and saw it all first hand. #Syria
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Mass graves are being discovered in Syria, testament to the horrors committed under the now ousted leader Bashar al Assad. The story of one man forced to help dig some of those graves.
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