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World is ticking toward a milestone: 7 billionth person expected on Halloween

Development & Education

In 12 years, the world has added 1 billion people. On Monday, the United Nations expects the global population to top 7 billion for the first time, ever.

Animal populations plummeting at Nairobi National Park

Development & Education
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The joy of cooking — with cow dung

Environment
Nuku Island is in the southern part of Tonga.

Here’s how a tiny Pacific island got better Internet than the US

Technology

Kenyan communities succeed in managing scarce water, where aid projects once foundered

Development & Education
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Why campaigners want you to wear your clothes #insideout today

Business, Economics and Jobs

Do you you know where your clothes were made? Do you know who made them? Those are the questions campaigners want you to ask on Fashion Revolution Day — marking the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.

Why campaigners want you to wear your clothes #insideout today

Business, Economics and Jobs

Do you you know where your clothes were made? Do you know who made them? Those are the questions campaigners want you to ask on Fashion Revolution Day — marking the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.

Julia Cooke shows us a Cuba where a younger generation navigates through stagnation and change

Arts, Culture & Media

Julia Cooke traveled to Cuba over five years, and her new book dives into the world of young Cubans.Julia Cooke traveled to Cuba over five years, and her new book dives into the world of young Cubans.

As the World Cup nears, Brazilian youth take to the streets

Conflict & Justice

Brazil will host the World Cup this summer and, in 2016, the Olympics. And for Brazil’s young adults, that makes this the perfect time to protest their country’s lack of opportunities and crumbling infrastructure.

As the World Cup nears, Brazilian youth take to the streets

Conflict & Justice

Brazil will host the World Cup this summer and, in 2016, the Olympics. And for Brazil’s young adults, that makes this the perfect time to protest their country’s lack of opportunities and crumbling infrastructure.

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