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How Amsterdam is fighting back against mass tourism
May 23, 2019
How Amsterdam is fighting back against mass tourism
(CNN) — Famous for its tolerance as much as its narrow houses and broad canals, Amsterdam is undergoing a radical…
Fifty children saved after police bust pedophile website: Interpol
May 23, 2019
Fifty children saved after police bust pedophile website: Interpol
International police group Interpol said Thursday that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the US and 50…
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48
May 23, 2019
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Africa’s best-known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died at age 48,…
Inmates show off crochet creations in Brazil prison fashion show
May 23, 2019
Inmates show off crochet creations in Brazil prison fashion show
The catwalk came to a Brazilian prison Wednesday when models from the Sao Paulo Fashion Week paraded a collection at…
As extinctions loom, biodiversity warnings fail to resonate with governments, media
May 22, 2019
As extinctions loom, biodiversity warnings fail to resonate with governments, media
The day scientists warned one million species face extinction and nothing short of “transformative” action will stop ecosystem damage wrecking our way…
‘Vast’ far-right disinformation networks discovered in EU
May 22, 2019
‘Vast’ far-right disinformation networks discovered in EU
Fake news, fake quotes, and movie clips presented as proof of migrant misdeeds are only some of the tactics used…
Boy or girl? Hong Kong at centre of banned China gender test
May 22, 2019
Boy or girl? Hong Kong at centre of banned China gender test
Shady middle-men are openly advertising on Chinese social media to smuggle blood samples of pregnant women to Hong Kong to…
Pham Thi Ca: the 99-year-old standing up to Vietnam’s coal rush
May 22, 2019
Pham Thi Ca: the 99-year-old standing up to Vietnam’s coal rush
Toothless and nearly blind, grandmother Pham Thi Ca refuses to leave her plot of land even after bulldozers demolished her…
World nations failing the poorest on energy goals: study
May 22, 2019
World nations failing the poorest on energy goals: study
More than 150 million people are gaining access to electricity every year, reducing the ranks of those who live without…
Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
May 22, 2019
Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
Sri Lankan social networks saw a surge in fake news after the Easter suicide bombings a month ago despite an…