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Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands – and not come back
By Liam Taylor ENTEBBE, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For the last decade, Silus Musasizi has lived on a wetland on the...
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Thailand’s tourism social enterprises help locals hit by coronavirus
By Nanchanok Wongsamuth BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Thai travel consultancy Local Alike saw its revenue drop to zero...
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Colombia’s indigenous tribes share secrets to safeguard Amazon forest
By Anastasia Moloney LETICIA, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting in a circle in a wooden shack on the outskirts...
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Cash payments to cut poverty in Indonesian villages help forests too
By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A social protection scheme to help poor Indonesians living in rural...
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‘Hypothesis’ that cause of China’s latest virus outbreak was caused by imports or packaging needs further testing – WHO
The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday...
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‘No time’: Latin America’s slum dwellers lead coronavirus battle
By Fabio Teixeira, Anastasia Moloney and Oscar Lopez RIO DE JANEIRO/BOGOTA/MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Huddled over sewing machines...
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEDIA BRIEFING TO DISCUSS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE AMERICAS REGION
''Currently, the United States accounts for 54% of all cases in the Americas. Brazil has 23% of all cases and...
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Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people
By Hugo Greenhalgh LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual...
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Dominican poor struggle for water as coronavirus lockdown hits supplies
By Indhira Suero Acosta SANTO DOMINGO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Dominican Republic has plenty of water - unless, that...
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The plight of Peru illustrates the danger of COVID-19 to developing countries
The pandemic’s heavy toll on people in Peru points to its disproportionate impact on many developing countries. The shadow economies...
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