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How giant African rats are helping uncover deadly land mines in Cambodia
From Angola to the former Yugoslavia, land mines are a lethal legacy of wars over long ago. Cambodia is among the most affected countries, with millions of buried explosives that kill and maim people each year. Now, an organization is…
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A year after outbreak, Ebola has killed hundreds in the DRC
It’s been one year since the Ebola epidemic outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, more than 2,400 cases have been detected and over 1,700 people have died from Ebola. Richard Preston’s new book “Crisis in the Red…
3 innovative ways former inmates are getting help to restart their lives
Most people who are released from prison are arrested again, but nonprofits are trying to combat that by helping former inmates get back on their feet.
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How to improve education and economic opportunity for black South Africans
It’s been 25 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, but parts of the brutal era’s legacy still linger. Ensuring that all South Africans receive an equal education, for example, remains an elusive challenge. Special correspondent Fred de…
For now, the problem isn’t that there’s not enough food on the planet to feed everyone. The problem is how much food is wasted.
A community in Lamunu, Uganda, is struggling to return to normal after decades of violent conflict that displaced nearly 2 million people. The Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, abducted 35,000 children and deployed them as soldiers in an…
From U.S. prisons to rural communities in India, activists and companies are working to improve feminine hygiene care for all.
It's been 25 years since South Africa dismantled apartheid, and while political progress has occurred, the young democracy continues to face hurdles. In recent years, extreme drought pushed the country to the brink of disaster, and although rainfall finally mitigated…
The benefits of life in larger cities can also come with the loss of a rich rural or indigenous craft culture. But this social enterprise company aims to bridge the gap between native artists and customers across the world.
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