Billions of people globally don’t have access to safe, clean toilets.
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Research shows that targeting poor communities will go a long way in solving the country’s open defecation issues.
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This might sound over the top and rather wasteful. But rental wedding dresses are not uncommon.
Pro-democracy activists march in Hong Kong in May 2019 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
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Back in 1989, workers joined students in pro-democracy protests. Now students are joining workers agitating for better conditions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018.
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Russia’s goal is to become one of Africa’s strategic partners through trade and armed support.
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Kiran Dhanjal-Adams
Even in the breeding grounds, we found that European bee-eaters preferred the company of some birds over others. These tended to be the individuals they migrated with.
This 13-year-old boy from India’s Bihar state who worked 15 hours a day making bread was rescued by the workers of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan or Save Childhood movement in 2014. India’s far-right BJP is taking aim at NGOs.
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Narendra Modi’s BJP views NGO activists as defiant because they challenge conventional notions of power, social structures and hierarchies that conflict with the idea of Hindu majoritarianism.
An Iowa farmer holds some of his soybeans.
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China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here’s why that’s going to be very painful for American farmers.
Spraying insecticide to kill mosquitoes: Mosquitoes are vectors of many devastating diseases such as malaria.
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In the ongoing arms race to kill off mosquitoes that spread malaria, researchers have modified a naturally occurring fungus that kills mosquitoes with a deadly toxin to wipe out these insects faster.
Livestock, like these goats in the Rift Valley of Tanzania, are critical to household economies in East Africa.
Katherine Grillo
Pastoralism is a central part of many Africans’ identity. But how and when did this way of life get started on the continent? Ancient DNA can reveal how herding populations spread.
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring a goal during the Afcon qualifying match between Egypt and Tunisia, 16 November 2018.
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Here is a run-down on everything you need to know ahead of the championships.
Rwandan peacekeepers in Mali in 2014.
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Interviews with Rwandan women from the military who had served on peacekeeping missions found many felt ill-equipped for what they had to deal with.
Is social media helping you feel good?
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Just 5% of US adults say using social media is good for their mental health. A psychologist offers some tips to help the other 95%.
Gravity helps stars to form.
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Gravity exists because the universe is full of ‘stuff’ – here’s how it came to be.
Only about 411 North Atlantic right whales exist, so every animal lost is a blow to the species’ chance of surviving.
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North Atlantic right whales are headed toward a traumatic extinction, but could rebound if humans can get out of their way.
Sudan’s former president, Omar al-Bashir.
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The African Union and its member states are creating their own interpretation of immunity which will protect its heads of state from courts abroad.
He’s won again: Narendra Modi.
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Despite branding himself India’s ‘watchman’, Modi has a mixed record when it comes to keeping India secure.
Everything in an animal’s body is made out of cells. And these cells need chemicals, such as salt, in and around them to work properly. The chemical balance needs to be just right.
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Some animals, such as ghost shrimps can even cope with water that is saltier than normal seawater. It’s all down to evolution.
China has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in renewable energy.
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China is rapidly greening its economy, but that doesn’t mean authoritarian governments are best placed to handle climate change.
The violence in the aftermath of the Indonesian elections has abated, but deep tensions remain.
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While the riots in Jakarta have been brought under control, the deeper religious tensions that have polarised Indonesia will present a major challenge for Jokowi’s second term.
Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta.
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Indonesia has plans to move its capital outside of Java, but the government has yet to make the case for this move.