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Since the coup in Myanmar on February 1, scores of lawmakers have gone into hiding, while many others have been detained
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The adoption of a ‘pandemic treaty’ could mitigate harm next time we are hit by disease but only with reforms to the international legal system
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California should eliminate oil extracted from Amazon rainforest
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Facebook could be sued by consumer groups, EU court adviser says
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AI vigilantes fuel censorship fears in Russian cyberspace
Google to ban political advertising ahead of Philippine election
Australia raises possibility of more legislation on tech giants
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Gender equality takes one step forward, three back during COVID
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US abortion rights: Could a Mississippi case overturn Roe v Wade?
Parliamentarians are under attack in Myanmar
It’s high time for corporate execs to do more for disabled staff
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Coronavirus

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Coronavirus vaccine inequality
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In South Africa, Omicron travel curbs spell more economic misery
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US abortion rights: Could a Mississippi case overturn Roe v Wade?
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Tennis-WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng concerns
Trial begins in challenge to California women on boards law

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We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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EU court told to bin Polish Hungarian cash-for-democracy challenge
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Asia's informal workers risk losing out in green economy push
One in eight children found at risk of becoming child soldiers
After maids die in Saudi Arabia, Kenyan relatives sound alarm
Ethiopia's speed schools give child labourers a second chance
Food delivery drivers question gig platforms' safety nets

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Uganda moves to protect vanishing wetlands as floods worsen
Empty houses litter Nigeria's cities despite housing crisis
Life on the line: Deadly risks for world's food delivery drivers
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Land

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
Land disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle
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Empty houses litter Nigeria's cities despite housing crisis
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