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Summariess

Every week, we publish three summaries of longer articles which have caught our eye in media beyond the Anglosphere, selected and summarised by our team, regular contributors, and guest editors – including stories recommended to us by you, our readers.

Find our summary archive below with links to the original pieces; sign up for our free newsletter Overheard to receive new summaries of articles from around the world as they come in each week; and recommend articles that have caught your eye by writing or messaging us direct.

Not just another warehouse fire

As warehouses inch closer to residential areas, a South Korean journalist looks into the safety and social concerns of this urban transformation
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In Russia, phone scams can kill

A spate of deaths connected to phone scams have been reported in Russia. The law is struggling to keep up.
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Fighting over eggs in India

Ingredients in a school lunch programme for kids are sowing divisions along caste and religious lines
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Russia and Armenia: the other trade war

From brandy to blossoms, Moscow has embargoed a sweeping array of Armenian produce as relations between the ex-allies go sour
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The foreign mothers fighting for child custody in Iraq

A Daraj Media investigation explores how residency rules, custody laws and legal loopholes can leave mothers separated from their children
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The Little Prince learns Portugal’s secret language

The translation of a literary classic into endangered Minderico is intended to bring one of Portugal’s least-known languages to a new generation
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After the bookstore crackdown

A piece from Initium Media unpacks the limits of solidarity between Hong Kong and Taiwan
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How Uruguayan eucalyptus feeds a Finnish forestry giant

A piece from Voima examines Finland’s move from productive industry at home to extractive industry abroad
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Sudan’s ecosystems at risk

An investigation reveals how one of Sudan’s richest wildlife sanctuaries has been stripped of its wildlife and protections
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Out of sight, out of mind?

The chilling reality of life inside an Italian migrant return hub in Albania
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South Korean Nobel Laureate Han Kang’s bookstore shuts down

Gentrification in the popular Seochon neighbourhood is driving up prices at the expense of preserving cultural heritage
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Journalism in a melting world

An ecofeminist journalist argues for a radical redistribution of resources in our petro-dependent world – and the enabling role of journalism
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