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lost-places-border
September 07, 2020
The Côte d’Ivoire’s commendable plan to protect stateless people
topic: Human Rights
by: Bob Koigi
In a world where conservative figures place the number of stateless people in 76 countries at 4.2 million, their basic rights continue to be abused.
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moscow-traffic
September 02, 2020
Moscow's air is cleaner thanks to transport modernisation and COVID-19
topic: Air Pollution
by: Igor Serebryany
Russia's capital city of Moscow, once one of the most polluted cities in the country, moved to 16th position in a recent rating.
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ipanema-beach- brazil
September 01, 2020
Selfishness is killing us
topic: Human Rights
by: Ellen Nemitz
The photo rapidly spread on the internet: Ipanema beach, in Rio de Janeiro, crowded in a way that turns distancing rules impracticable.
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sarajevo film festival
August 29, 2020
Sarajevo Film Festival - online edition as a new normal
topic: Arts
by: Katarina Panić
A fresh outbreak of coronavirus in Bosnia and Herzegovina forced the Sarajevo Film Festival to take place as its first online edition.
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Afgahnistan_tech
August 26, 2020
All-female Afghan Robotics Team aims to change how people think about their country
topic: Innovation
by: Shadi Khan Saif
Afghanistan should be known for science and technology, starting with back-to-back low-cost technological inventions for public welfare.
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baby-hospital
August 22, 2020
Hospitalised children in the time of pandemic: Parents 24/7
topic: Child rights
by: Katarina Panić
Due to worsened COVID-19 situation, hospitals in Croatia decided to abolish the visits altogether, as well as fathers' presence at the birth.
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zimbabwe_hospital
August 21, 2020
Can Zimbabwe fight COVID-19 without doctors and nurses?
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Cyril Zenda
In the midst of rising cases, nurses and doctors have been on strike citing poor remuneration, dangerous working environments and a lack of equipment.
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rome_italy
August 19, 2020
Will Italexit follow Brexit?
topic: Election
by: Federica Tedeschi
The coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact has heightened Euroscepticism within Italy. A new political party wants to tap into anti-EU sentiments.
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zimbabwe
August 17, 2020
Zimbabwean Lives Matter!
topic: Human Rights
type: Campaign, Petition
by: Yair Oded
Join the international movement calling to an end of human rights violation and suppression of dissent by Zimbabwe's government.
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africa seals
August 11, 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 08, 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 07, 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 06, 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 31, 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 29, 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 28, 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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