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Bangladesh launches investigation into children ‘wrongly’ adopted overseas
Police start to interview witnesses following Guardian reports on adoptions to the Netherlands nearly 50 years...
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Carriers sneak life-saving drugs over border as Mexico battles opioid deaths
People forced to bring overdose-reversal drug naloxone from US, as critics accuse Mexican government of creating...
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‘The pigs have disappeared’: swine fever threatens food source for millions as disease hits wild herds
Scientists call for urgent intervention, as bearded pig populations are devastated by the deadly virus on...
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Femicide in Kenya a national crisis, say rights groups
At least four women have been murdered since the start of the year, leading to accusations...
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Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria
With no recorded cases since 2017, the archipelago has had a long journey to become free...
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Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights...
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Afghan girls detained and lashed by Taliban for violating hijab rules
Girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban,...
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Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping...
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Has India lost its sense of humour? Critics point to rise of deference after mimicry row
There was outrage when the vice-president was mocked last month by an opposition MP, but social...