2025-07-31
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Albinism is a rare genetic condition that reduces melanin.
That's the pigment that gives colour to your skin, eyes and hair.
The highest rates are in sub-Saharan Africa and people with albinism can face stigma and discrimination.
But are attitudes changing?
I'm Mitka Farooq and this is What's in the World,
an award-winning daily podcast from the BBC World Service.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Jackie Leonard, and at 13 hours GMT on Thursday, the 31st of July, these are our main stories.
Russian strikes kill at least nine people in the Ukrainian capital,
Kiev, and Washington's envoy, Steve Witkoff,
is meeting the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to salvage ceasefire talks and help improve the dire conditions in Gaza.
Also in this podcast,
the World Food Programme in Nigeria says drastic aid cuts have left a million displaced people at the mercy of jihadists.
It will be much easier for the militants to lure other youths to join them and spiral the insecurity across the whole region.
And what do we need to know about children and screen time and how to protect developing brains?
We start in Ukraine,
where the capital Kiev has come under fire again by a barrage of Russian weapons.
At least nine people were killed and dozens more were injured as drones and missiles hit at least 27 locations.