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It would be a tragedy if Ghana passes a bill that restricts our ability to embrace one another – ideologically or physically

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Making leather is hard and dirty work, but should children in Bangladesh be banned from it?

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Global cooperation is vital to tackle the security threats of climate change and COVID-19, yet leaders keep pumping...

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The head of the violent Colombian Gulf cartel, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as ‘Otoniel’, was captured last...

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Though the possibility of full-scale war is only slight, the country must brace itself for outbreaks of violence and...

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The shrouded line between casting a vote for change in Lebanon’s 2022 election or boycotting the system altogether

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Attacks against LGBTIQ people in Bulgaria are on the rise. The government needs to recognise them for what they are:...

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