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UK tax cuts seen as cold comfort for poorest Britons
American dream or pipe dream? Poverty forces Mexicans to migrate
Iraq's political stalemate pushes climate action to backseat
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Ukraine crisis
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Afghan women under Taliban rule
Abortion rights in Europe - rollbacks and progress
South African teens skip school to chase risky crypto dreams
Digital nomad hotspots grapple with housing squeeze
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Why Black women bear brunt of strict U.S. abortion laws
Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs
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Roe v Wade: Which US states are banning abortion?
As California sizzles, Amazon drivers feel the heat over metrics
As ether adopts energy-saving 'merge', will bitcoin follow?
Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty - U.N. report
Indian coal hub juggles need for jobs with hope for greener future
U.S. firefighters say staff shortages at military bases risk lives
El Salvador's war on gangs leaves poor families reeling
interview
Global crises may drive 'giant leap' for climate action
Rising cost of living makes clean water a luxury in Syria
Race for monkeypox vaccines exposes global health inequality
Death and deforestation: Cocaine trade adds to Amazon's woes
Heat or eat? Winter protests loom as energy poverty sweeps Europe
Escape from Kabul: Part III - Life as a gay man in Pakistan
Solar power brings Bangladesh work, but land shortage slows growth
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Escape from Kabul: Part II - a gay man flees Afghanistan
US tech monitors for gunfire but critics say targets Black areas
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Escape from Kabul: Part I - Life of a gay man in Afghanistan
Uganda's street traders treated 'like animals' in major crackdown
No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain
Period pad prices push girls out of school in Africa
UK digital residence checks lock out refugees, slavery victims
Blind Afghan activist who fled Taliban embraces London life
explainer
Living on the edge: What's it like in Haiti?
Afghan judo champion fights to survive in Pakistan
A year in exile: Afghan refugees tell of fresh starts
Afghan Pulitzer-winner buried award before escaping Taliban
A year in limbo: Thousands of Afghans still stuck in UK hotels
'Crying with happiness': Afghan campaigner finds freedom in Canada
World's biggest Amazon warehouse raises fears over toxic air
As online hate speech hits Africa, social media firms told to act
U.S. cities push the homeless to live in tent camps
Horrors and loss haunt Beirut blast survivors two years on
analysis
Fuel crisis cuts power in Bangladesh, sparking energy debate
Struggling to stay warm and pay rent, Australians feel the pinch
Venezuelans exit hyperinflation but see few reasons to celebrate
Mexico's informal workers hit hard as high prices fuel poverty
Lebanese struggle to put food on the table as inflation tops 200%
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Isobel Archer Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Reform must be the legacy of the Qatar World Cup

As one of the world’s greatest sporting spectacles approaches, the hospitality industry still has time to do better by its workers
Richard Beardsworth & Dhanush ...

Truss's cost-of-living solution adds fuel to the climate crisis

Britain’s new Prime Minister needs to keep in mind that boosting fossil fuel use now sets the country up for worse crises soon
Kyria Stephens Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

People in need don’t want your pity

It’s time to rethink charity, nurture talent and find the advocates and allies
Avinash D. Persaud

Silent wave of financial stress threatens emerging-market crisis

A confluence of climate disasters, COVID, conflict - and a strong US dollar - have pushed yields to unsustainable levels for many debt-laden poorer countries, but there are ways to ease the pain

In Depth

U.S. abortion curbs force women to travel to Mexico
Ukrainian refugees find haven at French castle
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As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
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U.S. firefighters on climate frontlines sound alarm over staffing

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