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AI vigilantes fuel censorship fears in Russian cyberspace
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US abortion rights: Could a Mississippi case overturn Roe v Wade?
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Forty years of AIDS: Justice and equality key to quelling epidemic

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Don't blame climate change for Madagascar's food crisis
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Is climate change boosting hunger around the world?
Land disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle
Swiss banks partner up to raise $1 bln for development projects
EU drafts plan to remove more carbon emissions from the air

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Life on the line: Deadly risks for world's food delivery drivers
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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
Russia says Twitter mobile slowdown is to remain
In India, cyber crime volunteers root out anti-government content

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Afghan women under Taliban rule
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US abortion rights: Could a Mississippi case overturn Roe v Wade?
U.N. says about half of Myanmar's people could sink into poverty
In South Africa, Omicron travel curbs spell more economic misery
'Mobility divide' looms as poor stuck in fragile states, UN says
Indian student's fight against caste discrimination ups Dalit hope

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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With Omicron, has COVID-19 vaccine inequity put the world at risk?
Logistical challenges hamper COVID-19 vaccination drives in Africa
Global deal to give COVID antibody test tech free to poor nations

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Violence against women
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US abortion rights: Could a Mississippi case overturn Roe v Wade?
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U.S. abortion battle: What is the law in other countries?
US Supreme Court begins hearing major challenge to abortion rights
El Salvador violated rights of woman who had abortion, court rules
Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents

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We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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World AIDS Day: is a cure for HIV finally in sight?
British armed forces to allow people with HIV to enlist
Forty years of AIDS: Justice and equality key to quelling epidemic
Biden to propose stepping up U.S. fight against AIDS with research
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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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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
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Land

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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
Land disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle
Empty houses litter Nigeria's cities despite housing crisis
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Uganda moves to protect vanishing wetlands as floods worsen
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