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Syrian refugees in Lebanon face growing restrictions and deportation

Israel-Hamas war

Thirteen years since Syria’s civil war broke out, Lebanon remains home to the largest Syrian refugee population per capita in the world: roughly 1.5 million people. Now, Lebanese politicians say they must be sent home. Many employers have stopped hiring Syrians for menial jobs. And municipalities have issued new restrictions, even evicting Syrian tenants, according to recent news reports.

As Dutch residents struggle to find housing, some are trying new initiatives

Economics

House of Cards

Arts, Culture & Media
Ancient latrines

A new study tracks the ancient Roman economy using the city’s early lead plumbing

Technology
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A world without men? When men go abroad to work, women in Nepal take the lead at home.

Development
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Why Haitians are stranded in Mexico

Economics

A crisis is building at the US-Mexico border as thousands of Haitians make their way there from Brazil, migrating as the South American country’s economy tanks.

Ethiopian drought/water jugs

In Ethiopia and other countries, drought related to El Niño is causing a hunger crisis

Global Politics

Thanks to one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded, the worst drought in decades is hitting much of Africa, Central America and Asia. Now, more than 60 million people are now facing severe hunger.

Gleide Guimarães

The bigger problems behind Brazil’s recent disease outbreaks

Environment

Forty percent of Brazil’s homes lack access to any kind of sewer system. Public health workers are afraid to go to crime-ridden neighborhoods. Activists in the country’s poorest areas say both investment and mindsets have to change to tackle a public health crisis.

mad taxi drivers

Every time you hail an Uber, you’re killing America’s middle class

Economics

The “freelance economy” might not be so great after all. Author Steven Hill argues that companies like TaskRabbit and Uber are undermining the American middle class.

Ukraine's little "superior ones" just want to have fun.

Ukraine’s wild and crazy rich kids

Culture

The children of ranking officials and wealthy businessmen have long found themselves on the wrong side of the law, but their connections typically get them off the hook.

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