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One world. One story. Orb produces a new kind of journalism that challenges the way we see our world and brings us together around the things we share.

Plastic

If you’re drinking tap water, you’re consuming plastic pollutants

Health

If synthetic fibers are in tap water, they’re also likely in foods prepared with water, such as bread, pasta, soup and baby formula, researchers say.

Kids posing for a photo in the Eastern Samar province of the Philippines

Is there room for families in the global labor trade?

Justice
A woman in hiding at a shelter in Managua, Nicaragua

No place like home: A global exploration of violence between partners

Conflict
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