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Brazil Senate approves more pandemic aid for poor families
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Climate

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Africa urged to embrace wind power to create jobs and go green
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Women

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Female genital mutilation
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In Addis Ababa, a beauty salon is a safe space for sex workers
Ethiopia's migrants turn to sex work as pandemic sends them home
Global firms lag on sex harassment, women-friendly policy
Born without a womb, artist highlights sexual health taboos

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Death of South Korea's first trans soldier spurs calls for change
UK to open first LGBT+ retirement home as market grows
Transgender girls are not a threat to school and college sport
Trans migrants in Portugal triumph after eviction with music video
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Technology

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Millions hit by internet shutdowns in 2020
Amazon Fresh: Retailer's first cashierless store arrives in UK
Moscow metro facial ID payment system raises privacy concerns
Small-scale fishermen turn to apps and AI to tackle climate change

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Cities

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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
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Asia's moves to control internet, data raise surveillance fears
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Land

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Affordable housing push fuels land tensions in Burkina Faso
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U.N. chief urges wealthy nations to phase out coal use by 2030
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