Albinism is an inherited condition that affects the pigment of the eyes, hair and skin.
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Tanzania has one of the highest rates of albinism in the world. The media in the country has an important role to play in protecting them from harm.
Migrants arrive in the coastal city of Tripoli, Libya, May 26, 2017.
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Migrants crossing Libya to reach Europe increasingly face violence and human traffickers.
Poland’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, in the Baltic port of Swinoujscie,, under construction in 2014.
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Can Poland reduce its dependence on cheap and dirty domestic coal power?
Chancellor Merkel and former U.S. President Obama at the German Protestant ‘Kirchentag’, Berlin, May 2017.
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With the US administration sending isolationist signals, Germany stands to gain from the global power vacuum.
A government of national unity has served South Africa well before. It should consider forming another after President Jacob Zuma leaves office.
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South Africa needs to start thinking about life after President Jacob Zuma. Given the damage that he’s done, serious thought should be given to forming a government of national unity.
Children as young as three internalise a bias against dark skin.
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At the root of the skin bleaching phenomenon is a psychological complex.
The entrance of Arte Moris, Dili, Timor Leste 2017.
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Art helps the youth of Timor Leste express their resistance to legal and political authority in the country.
Chemistry class at the Dong Tien Secondary School, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam.
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How can we improve the PISA standardised tests?
Protesters gather in London after the election.
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A country that is grievously divided along social, economic and geographical lines is in no condition to meet the challenges that lie ahead.
Dypsis decipiens - a highly threatened palm of Madagascar.
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International and local demand have brought Madagascar’s palm species to the brink of extinction.
Protesters march past the venue for the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017 meeting in Durban, South Africa.
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Popular protest is on the rise globally, particularly in places with deeply entrenched inequalities.
Banks are in such poor conditions that it affects Tunisians’ day to day lives.
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Tunisia’s economy has been struggling since the country’s 2011 revolution. Corruption and bad governance within the banking sector is not helping.
Kenya experienced
technological failures
during the 2013 election.
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The closer the race between the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, the more Kenyans will start to worry about election rigging.
The first print edition of Denník N, in 2015.
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Comments sections may be scary places for reporters but, as the experience of one Slovak daily shows, when journalists engage with readers, it makes for better news.
Forest of Gede Pangrango, Indonesia.
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Agriculture and the pulp and paper industries, forestry and mining also contribute.
A boy is evacuated during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran on June 7 2017.
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Terrorist attacks in Iran are evidence that, in the Middle East, there are far too many moving parts for US President Donald Trump’s recent trip to have changed much on the ground.
On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that he would take the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, and that he could negotiate a “better deal”.
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On June 1, Donald Trump announced that he would take the US out of the Paris climate agreement because it was “unfair” to the US. An economic analysis indicates otherwise.
How each U.K. party leader would drive Brexit is the key issue on voters’ minds.
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While security concerns have punctuated the campaign’s closing days, Brexit remains the most important issue on voters’ minds. How the EU exit is managed will matter a great deal to US interests.
There are a number of ways the global community can protect the oceans.
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The UN Ocean Conference provides a golden opportunity for countries to present their aspirations for sustainably growing their ‘blue’ economies.
Almost all production of freshwater fish includes Tilapia.
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In light of World Oceans Day, it’s important to note the important role aquaculture can have on the continent.