Month: August 2019
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Hunger driving migration in drought-hit Central America – U.N.
Poor harvests are driving rural families in parts of Central America from their homes to seek better opportunities in their own…
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China set to deepen Argentine trade ties with bid for grains “superhighway”
Chinese state-owned construction giant CCCC is preparing a bid to dredge Argentina's Parana River
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Zidane ready to count on Bale and James after months of uncertainty
Zidane has had a frosty relationship with Bale since returning to the Madrid job in March
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India’s ‘invisible’ intersex people struggle
As many as 1.7% of children are born intersex - with reproductive organs, genitals, hormones or chromosomes that do not…
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Rugby-‘Waste sweat’ and humidity a test for players at World Cup
This year's Rugby World Cup, will produce many unique challenges for the world's top players but one of the biggest…
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No country and no work: refugees despair at slow pace of Malaysia’s reforms
Without having basic rights, Malaysia’s refugees are facing mental health issues and leaving many turning to underground work
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As U.S. restrictions tighten, women seeking abortions hit the road
Nine of the 50 U.S. states this year passed legislation restricting abortion. Among the strictest were bans on abortion after…
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Mauricio Macri shelves sales taxes as he seeks to cut left’s lead
Macri announced an end to sales taxes on basic food products until the end of the year in a bid to salvage…
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Stocks gain on stimulus hopes but still head for third losing week
Stocks took a beating this week after the U.S. yield curve
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Inside the Hong Kong protesters’ anarchic campaign against China
The protests, which started as a peaceful rebuke of the Hong Kong government back in April, have evolved into a…
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