WATER SCARCITY
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TALIBAN AND THE WEST
“Kabul has fallen,” reports the Western press. “Kabul has been reclaimed,” claims a Pakistani newspaper. What do you think?
NORWAY TODAY
Europe’s northernmost nation is the Kingdom of Norway. It has an economic freedom score of 73.4, making it the world’s 28th freest
CATALAN SECESSION
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HISTORY’S FABLES
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AUSTRIA TODAY
Apple strudel with cream, traditional coffeehouses, wineries, the Vienna State Opera, Mozart’s music, hills that are alive with the sound of waltz music, a rich
CLIMATE CHANGE
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CORPORATE SOCIAL JUSTICE
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GLOBAL WARMING
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global rehearsal for the larger catastrophe on the horizon: global warming. Scientists are trying to predict
IRAN TODAY
If countries were people, the Islamic Republic of Iran would probably be labelled a nonconformist and rebel. Iran is home to the world’s
AFGHANISTAN TAKEOVER
Gone are Western clothes favoured by the fashion conscious in the Afghan capital with men on the streets now wearing traditional
STOP CORRUPTION
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THAILAND TODAY
A quick search for hashtag #Thailand on Twitter reveals the following results in random order: lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic
CLIMATE CHANGE
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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BELGIUM TODAY
One of the founding countries of the EU, the Eurozone, NATO, the OECD and WTO, Belgium – is the sixth most densely populated nation in
FOOD INSECURITY
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PLASTIC POLLUTION
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POLAND TODAY
Although it’s wrong to stereotype, during a visit to Poland a couple of years ago, there was a common expression on most local faces
FOOD SECURITY
Access to safe and nutritious food has always been recognised as a basic human right by the UN. Under the Universal Declaration