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U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump bid to bar immigrants from census
Low-income parents lonelier in pandemic, says British royal Kate
Indian farmers defiant against reform as Modi tries to calm anger
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Social innovation: Jobs
Swiss firms avoid liability for rights, environmental abuse abroad
Paris police remain in custody over beating of Black producer
Pope's new cardinal in Mexico known for indigenous outreach
Pope installs new cardinals, including first African-American
Macron says images of police beating Black man shameful for France
Black Friday: How can the ad industry help tackle climate change?
Refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray set to run out of food: U.N.
Family farmers struggle to keep up with fast-warming world
Amazon gives workers bonuses amid scrutiny over coronavirus safety
U.N. decries police use of racial profiling derived from Big Data
Africa faces wait for mass COVID-19 vaccination
French police watchdog to probe alleged beating of Black man
Carrefour Brasil to donate store profits after Black man's death
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Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger Mexico's workers
Carlsberg backs India solar desalination plant to boost water
COVID-19: Which vaccine could reach developing countries first?
Vaccine is no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets
UK's Boohoo hires retired judge to oversee supply chain revamp
Business or human rights? Swiss vote shines spotlight on companies
Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike on 'Black Friday'
U.S. food banks short of Thanksgiving volunteers due to COVID-19
Somalia's most powerful storm leaves traders, herders devastated
Venezuelan migrant women's rights at risk due to informal jobs
UK cuts foreign aid spending commitment, causing outcry
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UK foreign aid: where does it go?
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Norway hikes cash for rainforests, aiming to slow losses
Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me
Shell UK gender pay gap narrows slightly in 2020
When and how will COVID-19 vaccines become available?
Stateless scientist sets sights on COVID-19 vaccine
India's Dalit women raped to keep them 'in their place'
Ride-share app lets Mexico women drivers pick women passengers
Ford orders freezers to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to workers
Foreign donors make Afghan aid pledges with tougher conditions
New York sued over homeless shelters' digital divide
COVID-19 prompts pivot to green alternative to rubber gloves
AstraZeneca must prove it won't profit from COVID-19 vaccine - MSF
Carrefour Brasil says it "regrets" death of man at supermarket
Worsening land inequality widens gender, climate change gaps
David Dinkins, New York's first and only Black mayor, dies at 93
S.Korean delivery workers say COVID-19 boom means relentless toil
Solar energy on track to power London rail link by 2022
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Cedric Habiyaremye Washington State University

A pandemic of malnutrition calls for new food policies in Africa

Policy, aid and private investments should go towards growing nutritious crops that are adapted to climate extremes
Emily Powell Powell's Books

Shop local this holiday season, says Powell’s Books CEO

At Powell’s Books, we stopped doing business with Amazon. This holiday season and for Black Friday, take a stand with us and shop independent
Shaz Memon Wells on Wheels

Only a generic COVID-19 vaccine can protect the world's poorest

Rich nations will snap up the initial COVID-19 vaccines. We should look to India’s generic vaccine as a model to help the poorest
Camilla Toulmin International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

How to green Africa from the grassroots

As COVID-19 prompts rethinks, investing in renewable energy, regenerative agriculture and skills could help Africa handle future crises

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Norway hikes cash for rainforests, seeking corporate help to slow losses
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Africa shrugs off net-zero emissions push without finance to follow
Indigenous Tao way of life under threat on Taiwan island
'Eating rats': Myanmar's second lockdown drives hunger in city slums

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