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africa seals
August 11th, 2020
Has COVID-19 saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Namibian seals?
topic:Animal Cruelty
by:Cyril Zenda
The mass slaughter of seals for their fur might be off this year - a blessing for the embattled aquatic mammal.
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pride parade
August 08th, 2020
Islamic community praise the pride march cancellation
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Katarina Panić
The first-ever pride parade in Bosnia and Herzegovina took place last September amidst heavy security. The second one was cancelled due to COVID-19.
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europe flag
August 07th, 2020
Brexit is isolating the U.K. as never before
topic:Good Governance
by:Gurmeet Singh
Brexit is having the opposite effect of what it promised.
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covid school
August 06th, 2020
U.S. schools to reopen despite COVID-19 threat
topic:Child rights
by:Yair Oded
The U.S. gov't and heads of states push to reopen schools across the country despite being grossly unprepared to implement COVID-19 precautions on campuses.
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india market
July 31st, 2020
India’s campaign against single-use plastic suffers a big jolt
topic:Pollution
by:Shuriah Niazi
Environmentalists are worried that single-use plastic has made a comeback with coronavirus, giving a major blow to Modi's initiative to curb its usage.
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Students start a drone outside the African Drone and Data Academy. © Hope Chilunga
July 29th, 2020
Africa’s first drone academy inspires tech for development revolution
topic:Innovation
by:Bob Koigi
A growing number of young Africans are leading a tech revolution with modern and homegrown solutions geared towards addressing local challenges.
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slavery
July 28th, 2020
Risk of human trafficking and exploitation rises during the pandemic
topic:Human Trafficking
by:Ellen Nemitz
The unusual situation of closed borders around the world might be an extra boost to human trafficking and exploitation, as the United Nations warns.
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garbage car
July 25th, 2020
Roadblocks in Bosnia stop unloading of waste from Italy
topic:Climate action
by:Katarina Panić
When trucks started dumping waste from Italy in the area of two small municipalities in southwestern Bosnia, the citizens became upset.
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prison
July 19th, 2020
Decongesting prisons to tame coronavirus spread
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Bob Koigi
With the emergence of COVID-19 it has particularly become impossible to practice social distancing in chronically overcrowded prisons and detention centers.
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prison
July 13th, 2020
Justice for Eritrea political prisoners
topic:Democracy
by:Bob Koigi
In Eritrea thousands of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience have been held incommunicado and without trial.
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library-usa
July 09th, 2020
U.S. gov't strips int'l students from status
topic:Immigration
by:Yair Oded
The U.S. government announced that foreign students could face deportation if their universities switch to online-only learning due to COVID-19
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police brazil
July 07th, 2020
Did Brazil lose the bearings?
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Ellen Nemitz
Imagine a country with more than a million and a half coronavirus cases (and an upward curve) without a Health Minister for seven weeks.
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Zimbabwe drugs
July 07th, 2020
Covid-19 drugs supply tender scandal erupts in Zimbabwe
topic:Transparency and Corruption
by:Cyril Zenda
An investigation by a team of journalists found that prices of Covid-19 supplies so inflated that the government paid high prices for each face mask.
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domestic violence
July 06th, 2020
Domestic violence: The shadow pandemic being fanned by Coronavirus
topic:Women’s rights
by:Bob Koigi
While domestic and sexual violence is a daily reality for majority of women and girls globally, it is now spiking to epidemic proportions.
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afghanistan-79492_1280
July 05th, 2020
The firm, unwavering call for truce
topic:Peace and Reconciliation
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Already behind schedule on the proposed intra-Afghan talks, the warring parties would never be sparred by history if they kept criminally delaying truce.
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indiaenvironment
July 01st, 2020
India's new draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) norms, and why they bother activists
topic:Climate action
by:Shuriah Niazi
The Indian government’s attempts to dilute environmental laws that can affect millions of forest dwellers have met with stiff opposition from the youth.
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