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Cryptocurrency miners in Iran say they are being scapegoated for power outages and pollution.
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As COVID cases and hospitalisations surge, the medical system in Amazonas state is collapsing amid oxygen shortages.
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The US is back in the climate fight
After a Trump presidency that belittled science, Joe Biden brings a new sense of urgency to tackling...
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Members of an Indian tribe have been caught in the middle of a decades-long conflict between Maoists...
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Families seek justice for loved ones lost at the hands of Awkuzu SARS, a notorious station in southeastern Nigeria.
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Harris’ maternal grandfather’s village of Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu state gears up for celebrations.
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The families of 18 people taken by the military last March are still waiting for news of their loved ones – and justice.
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Donald Trump was a manifestation of the problems in US society. His legacy will be a testament to this.
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MLK’s life has been filtered through a revisionist lens, but his radical legacy is a balm in today’s political climate.
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As the coronavirus spreads rapidly, hospitals are becoming overwhelmed, making patients and doctors anxious.
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The plight of the wild Atlantic salmon
How climate change, ocean warming and fish farms are affecting the life cycle of this dangerously threatened species.
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A photojournalist who was in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in January 2011 revisits the day he knew things had changed for good.
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Why does the US mythologise its former presidents?
No matter their shortcomings, former presidents have a way of still exerting influence. Will the same be true for Trump?
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Ten years ago, Tunisia toppled its dictator, offering ‘a glimpse of hope that began to glow across an entire region’.