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    Sierra Leone bans FGM in clampdown on secret societies

    Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:33 AM

    Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of FGM in Africa and is among only a handful of African countries where the practice remains legal

  2. article

    Gay congressman flees Brazil, citing death threats

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:38 PM

    "Preserving a life under threat is also a strategy to fight for better days," said Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly-gay congressman

  3. article

    Dutch need drastic measures to reach 2020 climate goals

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:07 PM

    A court order to cut emissions by 25 percent has increased pressure to immediately shut at least two of five coal-fired power plants

  4. article

    Seeking thrifty ways to cut pollution, Rotterdam links up with hybrid BMW owners

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:07 PM

    Participants have a smartphone app that monitors their engine usage and reminds them to switch to electric driving in the city centre

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    U.N. investigating 'surge' in female genital mutilation in Uganda

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:23 AM

    The probe comes after Ugandan media reported this week that armed groups had been forcefully conducting FGM in Kween district near the eastern border with Kenya

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    A healthy planet needs diverse diets

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:04 AM

    Currently, we get more than 50% of our plant-based calories from just three crops, even though more than 5,000 have been used for food historically.

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    Drought cost South Africa's farms $510 mln in past year -survey

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:56 AM

    SAFRICA-DROUGHT/ (URGENT):Drought cost South Africa's farms $510 mln in past year -survey

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    A decade after war ends, Sri Lankan Tamils to 'occupy' land held by army

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:54 AM

    Thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands uprooted from their homes in the war, which ended in 2009

  9. article

    UK fashion sector rapped for worker exploitation

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:22 PM

    Textile firms were forced to make payments for unpaid wages totalling 87,158 pounds ($113,645) to 126 workers between 2012 and 2018 following probes by the tax authority

  10. article

    More babies dying in Venezuela as crisis worsens - researchers

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:35 AM

    Venezuela is the only country in South America with infant mortality rates that have risen back to 1990s levels

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