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    Conflict’s Long Shadow Has a Name: It’s Hunger

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    Gaza’s Science and Tech Experts Targeted in Assaults

    IT experts, computer engineers, scientists targeted in ongoing attacks in Gaza. The rebuilding of the infrastructure ‘could take more than 20 years’. Amr Rageh Palestinian academics...
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    How Social Forestry and Private Investments Can Save Indonesia’s Forests

    Throughout Indonesia, traditional customs like Ri’i that belong to the country’s myriad ethnic groups and local communities are deeply intertwined in ongoing efforts to...
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    If a country and its creditors agree to a swap, a portion of that nation’s debt can be written off in exchange for achieving...
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    China, India and Sri Lanka Embroiled in the Geo-Politics of the Indian Ocean

    While both, India and China, would want to ensure the safety and security of Indian Ocean sea routes, both should also take adequate measures...
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    Philippine Research Model Targets ‘Real-World Solutions’

    Engaging communities ensures research translates to real solutions and that this in turn will lead to a domino effect on overall development and progress....
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    Researchers Develop Better Way to Make Painkiller From Trees

    The researchers started with ground-up poplar biomass and turned it into crystalized paracetamol along with several other valuable products. By Chris Hubbuch / University of Wisconsin–Madison Scientists at the...
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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

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    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
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    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

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