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In October, California became the first US state to ban sales of animal fur products – the state’s governor signed a series of laws that ban sales of new clothing and accessories made of fur, as well as prohibiting wild animals at circuses. The decision made animal lovers happy but isn’t selling well with stores that sell furVide
Tharparkar desert in Pakistan’s Sindh province is known for being hot and dry. But a recent heavy rain spell has turned the desert into a lush green landscape…..The generation of children are called digital natives because they have grown up in a digital world. But there are two generations of older people and many disadvantaged people for whom the digital world is a mystery
Shelling that targeted the northeast Syrian town of Qamishli, amid a Turkish incursion to oust Syrian Democratic Forces, has forever changed the life of Sara Hossein, 8, who lost a leg and her 13-year-old brother in the bombing
Nigeria accounts for the highest cancer mortality rate in Africa according to the WHO. In October, also world cancer awareness month, several non-profits in Nigeria are taking information about the disease to the streets and sponsoring underprivileged patients for treatments
For people who have removed all animal products from their diets, making sure they’re not wearing anything made from an animal, like leather shoes, seems like a natural progression. In Los Angeles, vegan fashion is a thing now, and retailers are doing their best to meet growing demand
Civilian casualties have reached over 200 deaths and 1,000 injures in northeast Syria as fighting continues despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Turkey and U.S.-allied Kurds
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has opened a new police command center in the capital, Bishkek, which is using Chinese CCTV cameras with facial-recognition technology. China reportedly provided the equipment for free
Rwanda’s government is getting behind the “carbon neutral” movement by promoting electric cars and motorcycles. German automaker Volkswagen is demonstrating electric vehicles in Kigali, while a local company has begun selling electric bikes
Female under-representation in politics continues to be a problem in Botswana, where only three women won seats in the 57-member National Assembly during last week’s general elections. Activists say the central African country has a bias against women both in its electoral system and its culture
Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall fell, ending the divide between the communist East and the democratic West. The fall of the wall symbolized the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe imposed by the Soviet Union after World War II. It also paved the way for the re-unification of Germany so that today, what was once East Germany, is now part of Western Europe. But right wing parties are gaining strength in former East Germany, threatening the country’s stability