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The the practice of outdoor defecation is a major cause of diarrheal diseases that kill about 2,200 children a day - more than die from HIV/AIDS, malaria…
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Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years.For the children who survive, the trauma…
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Climate change has brought more intense storms and worsening “king tides” that flood through homes and gardens in the low-lying Pacific island nation of…
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Just over a year ago Myanmar security forces were wrapping up a massive offensive against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. In a matter of weeks,…
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Agreements with countries like Turkey, Sudan and Libya have helped the European Union dramatically cut the flow of migrants to the continent.But some of…
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Poland was once a model democracy in eastern Europe. Yet since 2015 when the populist Law and Justice party (PiS) won both the presidency and lower house…
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The young nation of Eritrea is often referred to as the North Korea of Africa.The country has jailed thousands of political prisoners, eliminated the…
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For many, witch trials may seem like a relic of early colonial America. But in fact witch-hunting is still a feature of rural life today in many parts of…
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In early August, Vice President Mike Pence renewed a call by the Trump Administration for the U.S. military to create a “Space Force.”The White House’s…
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Saudi Arabia's 32-year-old crown prince has already shaken up both Saudi Arabia’s internal politics as well as its foreign relations.Mohammad bin Salman…