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    Eight polio workers killed in Afghanistan

    Eight people, all part of a polio vaccination drive, were killed in simultaneous attacks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, say reports arriving from Kabul. Eight polio...
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    Red Cross: Global support critical for Afghanistan as COVID-19, measles run rampant

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    People are hungry, says hunger watch survey

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    India’s free pass on civil rights

    The attempt to censor criticism on Twitter illustrated the government’s most notable anti-democratic practice of pressuring social media companies to police criticism of the...
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    Over half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing: WHO, UNICEF

    A new report details exploitative practices employed by the US$55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments. More than half of parents and...
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    Features

    On a mission to alleviate chronic pain

    MIT scientist Fan Wang’s studies of how the brain controls pain may one day lead to new treatments that could help millions, giving people...
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    Effects of colonialism ‘still being felt to this day’ 

    The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, United Nation's secretary general's chef de cabinet Courtenay Rattray said at a meeting...
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