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In Mozambique’s war-torn north, girls fleeing conflict face a second nightmare, including corruption, sexual exploitation and survival prostitution – inside displacement camps meant to protect them Since 2017, the province...
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Student protesters in Poland are using direct action to force universities to make small – but significant – changes Poland’s radical student movement has become increasingly effective in fighting for...
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AI-driven colourisation is transforming historical film footage, but could digitally adding colour risk distorting how we see the past and what we take to be authentic? When asked in an...
A new wave of luxury resorts backed by state subsidies are monopolising water in the already drought-prone Italian South, leaving local communities and farmers to deal with the consequences When...
How Ruwiki is quietly erasing war crimes, legitimising occupation and remapping Ukraine in Moscow’s image When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it also began a quieter...
The collapse of the long-term lease system has left many Koreans exposed to unexpected risks. In an interview with Slow News, Choi Kyung-ho discusses how social housing might change that....
In the dusty streets of China’s factory towns, a generation of rural migrants found belonging in impossible hairstyles and neon dye. The shamates were never just a subculture; they were...
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