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Ex-leaders, Nobel winners urge U.S. to back COVID vaccine waiver
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The Atlanta spa shootings harm all people of color
The rise in young Afghan female entrepreneurs
Health systems urged to find green cure for fast-rising emissions
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Coronavirus

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Coronavirus vaccine inequality
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Risks for South Africa's food couriers surge during the pandemic
WTO chief lays out global action to increase vaccine access
Young, jobless and Black: UK minorities pay price of pandemic
Charting a course for zero-emissions health care
Canada's migrant farmworkers remain at risk a year into pandemic

Climate

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Forests and climate change
With phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle illegal logging
Is 'frugal innovation' Africa's ticket to green development?
Health systems urged to find green cure for fast-rising emissions
U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate pledges
Climate scientists swap fieldwork for finance

Women

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Female genital mutilation
Haiti order a win for women seeking child support from UN troops
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Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray
Russian women hope for change after domestic violence ruling
British PM to exempt prayer from LGBT+ conversion therapy ban
McDonald's to train employees to combat harassment, discrimination

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British PM to exempt prayer from LGBT+ conversion therapy ban
Biden scrambles on LGBT+ rights as Equality Act meets resistance
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LGBT persecution on the rise in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch says
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Technology

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Coronavirus and surveillance
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'COVID wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs level playing field
Lahore to Lucknow, crimes against women spur more surveillance
Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?
German regulator acts to halt 'illegal' WhatsApp data collection
Why AI could be dangerous for LGBT+ people

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Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray
Traffickers seen thriving in Europe as COVID hits victim support
EU sets out five-year crime cooperation, anti-trafficking plans
Picking a better future: migrant workers deserve more protection
UK investors expand anti-slavery push to construction sector

Cities

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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities
Pakistan slum dwellers map flood risks to stop evictions
Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities
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Brazil's favelas struggle to count their dead as coronavirus rages

Land

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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities
With phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle illegal logging
Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray
Cambodia’s Prey Lang: how not to protect a vital forest
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'COVID wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs level playing field
The rise in young Afghan female entrepreneurs
Is 'frugal innovation' Africa's ticket to green development?
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