INTERVIEW - Ai Weiwei swaps Germany for Britain, blasts Europe over refugees

"Most of the unfortunate and chaotic situations were either created by social injustice resulting from colonial history, or unfair exploitation due to globalisation and rampant capitalism."

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh warned to be wary with human trafficking rising

As more reports emerge of traffickers preying on Rohingya refugees, authorities and aid groups have ramped up activities in the camps to warn people of the risks


WHO says eradicating malaria 'can be done', but first aim is to control it

WHO experts say it's not yet possible to put a price tag or target date on achieving eradication


As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes

A weather station monitored by students - part of a range of water-smart innovations - has turned around a parched village


Brazil's former environment head calls raging wildfires 'crime against humanity'

A record number of wildfires have raged for weeks and are decimating the Brazilian Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest


Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right

The latest changes mean women over 21 can now get a passport and go abroad and without permission


Mexico lacks basic data on hundreds of trafficking victims - government watchdog

In one case, a Venezuelan woman released from a Mexican prison after being recognized as a trafficking victim was sent to a detention center


Meghan Markle offers glimpse of UK clothing line for women job-seekers

Meghan Markle, who is married to Britain's Prince Harry, is a patron of the Smart Works charity that provides high-quality interview clothes and interview training


Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic

As officials begin enforcing a ban on plastic bags, a scuffle suggests the switch - in Pakistan and elsewhere - may not be as easy as hoped


From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia

As climate change brings bigger threats, data from everything from social media to satellites is helping cut risks in Asia, U.N. officials say


TIMELINE-Two years on, a look at the Rohingya crisis

More than 730,000 Rohingya from Myanmar's Rakhine State fled to Bangladesh after a military-led crackdown in response to an attack by Muslim militants on Myanmar police posts


Opinion:

OPINION: Africa is on the verge of reaching a milestone on polio but fight remains unfinished

To write the final chapter in this unfinished success story, we must stay committed to ramping up immunity levels, disease surveillance and outbreak readiness


OPINION: Curing the global demand for 'conversion therapy'

Conversion therapy shows how feared LGBT+ people are around the world and is deeply harmful. So how can societies tackle it?



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