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    Ecuador's hunter-gatherers in court over oil drilling in Amazon

    Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:30 PM

    Ecuador is pushing to open up more rainforest and develop its oil and gas reserves in the hope of improving its sluggish economy and cutting its high fiscal deficit and foreign debt

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    Brexit and bananas: UK charities fear fall from global stage

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:12 PM

    After a narrow vote in favour of Brexit, Britain is confused - not only about how or when it will leave the EU, but also what part it will play in international development afterwards

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    Greenpeace calls for Nestle to act over single-use plastics

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:19 PM

    Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle are the world's biggest producers of plastic waste, according to Greenpeace and the Break Free From Plastic movement

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    Cool but confused: Social entrepreneurs find it harder to explain their work

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:35 PM

    For years social entrepreneurs trying to solve a wide range of issues from affordable healthcare to homelessness have faced the same question: are you running a charity or a business?

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    Tracking goats and bleach, artificial intelligence helps out in crises

    Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:32 AM

    From knowing if it's safe to rebuild a damaged home to readying aid for displaced people, technology that harnesses AI is proving handy before and when disasters hit

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    Cities are sucking our countryside dry, scientists say

    Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:38 AM

    Globally at least 16 billion cubic meters of water - almost the annual flow of the Colorado River in the United States - are pumped out of the countryside into cities every year

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    'Harsh' tactics used to keep wages low for Vietnamese garment workers

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:30 AM

    Vietnam, which is one of the world's largest garment manufacturers, is home to over 6,000 garment and textile factories that employ about 3 million people

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    Hong Kong urged to call time on 'archaic' indigenous land policy

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:01 AM

    A government policy that favours male residents and was introduced to improve living conditions of indigenous inhabitants, has been criticised for exacerbating a chronic housing shortage

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    FACTBOX-Ten facts on prison labour worldwide

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:29 AM

    Major brands to use prison labour include IBM, department store J.C. Penney and lingerie brand Victoria's Secret

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    INSIGHT -Volunteers or slaves? Brazil accused of illegal jail labour

    Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:09 AM

    Brazil's penal system has long relied on cheap prison labour with inmates cooking, cleaning and maintaining quarters in return for a small allowance and slightly reduced sentences

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