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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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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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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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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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Political campaigns may influence acceptance of violence against women
According to a research political campaigns may in fact influence the acceptance of violence against women
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Nicolás Maduro accuses former Colombian president Uribe of plotting to kill him
It was not the first time Maduro, a socialist, accused politicians from neighboring Colombia of plotting against him
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Mexico to penalize creators of TV series seen as ‘dirty campaign’ against president
The series, called "Populismo en America Latina" (Populism in Latin America), features a segment on AMLO alongside former South American left-wing…
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As Hong Kong braces for protests, Chinese paramilitary holds drills across border
The airport was returning to normal but under tight security after thousands of protesters had jammed its halls on Monday…
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Norway detects radioactive iodine by Russian border days after blast
Norway's radiation and nuclear safety authority said it had detected the radioactive iodine at its air filter station in Svanhovd
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