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We extensively cover stories of people and communities whose struggles are left underreported, unheard, or unaddressed by our society. But we focus less on what governments and institutions failed to do for them, rather we focus more on what can still be done.
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ISIL moving ‘trucks full of abducted civilians’ to Mosul as shields against airstrikes – UN warns
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today warned that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) fighters have taken some 1,600 civilians…
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China to promote green, low-carbon development
The State Council of the People’s Republic of China has issued a statement that it plans “to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote green and low-carbon development during the 13th Five-Year…
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Regulating emotions contextually linked with one’s well-being
More often than not, people reframe how they think about a given situation in order for them to properly manage their emotions. But it turns out this isn’t helpful to…
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European Parliament calls on nations to lessen use of nuclear weapons
Nine countries—US, UK, Russia, France, Israel, India, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Pakistan—owned a total of about 15,395 nuclear weapons as of January 2016, according to a statement…
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10 Syrian nationals seek asylum in Spain
Ten Syrian nationals from Lebanon arrived at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain around 11 a.m. last Wednesday, October 26, under the National Re-settlement Programme that started in December…
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Can money buy happiness? Here’s the real score
Some people said money can’t buy happiness, but a new study from Purdue University proved otherwise. Debt, however, should also be part of the money-happiness equation. “There has been a lot…
