Pathibhara Temple Cable Car Project: Protecting Indigenous rights versus development in Nepal
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Pathibhara Temple Cable Car Project: Protecting Indigenous rights versus development in Nepal
The Pathibhara cable car project, which would add cable car infrastructure at a holy site in Nepal, has highlighted the ongoing tension between “...
‘Women are the ones leading the revolution,’ says Peruvian journalist
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‘Women are the ones leading the revolution,’ says Peruvian journalist
It's important to recognize and highlight women's work in society, something Antonio Orjeda achieves with easygoing interviews.
Bridging the funding gap for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria
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Bridging the funding gap for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Many Nigerian banks often demand land or property as security, but cultural norms like patrilineal inheritance mean women rarely own titled assets.
The water crisis threatening Kenyan livelihoods
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A water crisis is threatening Kenyan livelihoods
In an interview with Global Voices, Evans Odhiambo Oketch, leader of Nguvu Change, sheds light on the water crisis that is threatening people'...
Rumeysa Öztürk, PhD student from Turkey, among scores of people detained in the US
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Rumeysa Öztürk, PhD student from Turkey, among scores of people detained in the US
Despite a federal judge's order requiring 48 hours notice before moving Öztürk out of Massachusetts, the student was nevertheless transferre...
AI’s bitter truth: It has biases, too
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AI’s bitter truth: It has biases, too
Since technology is built by people and informed by data (also collected and labeled by people), we can think of technology as a mirror of society&...
Who exactly is benefiting from China’s oil pipeline projects in Niger and Benin?
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Who exactly is benefiting from China’s oil pipeline projects in Niger and Benin?
China, a key player in the installation of the Niger-Benin pipeline, has not been involved in mitigating environmental consequences or compensating...
In Azerbaijan, the statutory rape of a minor sparks an outcry
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In Azerbaijan, the statutory rape of a minor sparks an outcry
It was only after a medical check-up, when the girl was already five months pregnant, that doctors, realizing the girl was underage and pregnant, i...
In Turkey April 2 declared a day of economic boycott
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In Turkey April 2 declared a day of economic boycott
The opposition party even created a website, which was blocked days later by a decision of a criminal judgeship of peace.
The winners and losers of the Chinese waste processing plant in Kyrgyzstan
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The winners and losers of the Chinese waste processing plant in Kyrgyzstan
Although the mayor’s office has framed itself as the ultimate winner, the new plant will come at a hefty cost.