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Deaf Nigerian Dancers Delight Public, Challenge Expectations
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Bosnian Girl Makes Traditional Clothing for Barbie Dolls
SARAJEVO (Reuters) — A Bosnian girl is making traditional Balkan costumes with headdresses and decor...
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El Salvador’s Controversial Gang Crackdown Stamps Out Extortion
SAN SALVADOR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — For nearly 20 years, Antonio Ventura has been handing ov...
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Seaside Screen Brings Magic of Movies to Gaza Years after Cinemas Closed
GAZA (Reuters) — With car tires, rocks and mounds of sand as seats, Palestinians of all ages have be...
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Art Therapy Helps Afghan Women with Mental Health
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) — At home in northern Afghanistan, 19-year-old Khushi draws a ...
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Gaza Man Who Lost Leg at 9 Proves Inspiration for Young Swimmers
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G20 Ministers Vow to Promote Digital Public Infrastructure
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Libya Recovers Colonial Wolf Statue Sold as Scrap and Found on a Farm
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Crowdfunded Wells Quench Thirst in Senegal
PODOR, Senegal (Reuters) — In the arid expanse of northern Senegal, women traverse kilometers daily ...
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Young Bangladeshis Push for Climate Action but Workers Left Out
DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — In fast-growing Dhaka, which is losing what is left of its gree...
August 7, 2023
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South African Dance Performance Taken to Global Stage by Troupe, Attracts Local Attention
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — Thato Qofela first performed pantsula, a symbol of Black South African cult...
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Brazil’s Easing of Wind Turbine Regulations Stirs Conflict with Indigenous Rights
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — For Indigenous leader Zenivaldo Bezerra, listening to ...
July 31, 2023
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Meet the Women Pioneers Creating Green Jobs in Arab Countries
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — As the co-founder and CEO of a green tech company based in Mor...
July 27, 2023
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Trees Like Women Best: Nepal’s Forests Thrive with Female Bosses
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Put women in charge of cultivating forests and the trees gr...
July 20, 2023
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