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Guatemala has ended its Fuego volcano rescue mission and declared 110 dead. But people in the hot, ash-covered eruption zone say that the real death tally is much higher and that they’ll keep digging.
Male and female lawmakers differ in their reasoning why women struggle in winning elections. They also have different opinions about the legitimacy and effectiveness of the gender quota policy.
The more notorious concentration camps of the 20th century must serve as a stark reminder of the depravity of tearing children away from their parents and putting them in camps.
People find data difficult to own – and things we don’t own, we tend not to protect.
Disease and disorders can affect how we see. Can the images in painted artworks tell us something about the state of an artist’s vision?
Ethiopia’s new premier has brought hope but he must address the eviction of ethnic Amharas.
The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.
Sweden’s deep relationship with digital technology helps explain why its biohacking scene is so unique.
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there’s more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
The UN human rights council can certainly be improved, but the worst way to do that is by walking away.
Spectators at Toronto’s Pride parade this year are being asked to wear black to honour victims of serial killers. While it’s right to mourn, it’s not the biggest issue facing gay communities today.
Trump hopes migrants won’t come if they know their children will be taken away. That grim logic ignores the inescapable dangers that drive thousands of Central Americans to flee their homes each year.
In countries where health systems are limited, collaboration between traditional healers and health professionals may help fill the gaps.
As news of mega corruption scandals continue to dominate headlines in Kenya, the economy has taken a major hit.
A snap poll intended to boost the Turkish president’s power has stirred up online opposition to his increasing authoritarianism.
VAR is part of a wider trend of digitalisation that threatens to make football less natural and spontaneous.
As in the Mediterranean, travel through the Sahara is difficult and unnecessarily dangerous by increased checks and control.
The Outer Space Treaty has guided global exploration and use of outer space since 1967. Trump’s ‘Space Force’ may not be a good fit.
In the most peaceful election in their modern history, Colombians have elected as their next president a conservative who will renegotiate the country’s fragile 2016 accord with the FARC guerrillas.
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