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Decision to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the ocean sparks alarm
But according to experts, more information is needed to assess the actual risk “Workers at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station work among underground water storage pools o…
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Freedom in sight for Kavaan, ‘the world's loneliest elephant’
Kavaan will soon be relocated to a sanctuary in Cambodia An Elephant in a Pakistan Zoo. Image via Wikipedia by Mfawadazhar. CC BY-SA 4.0 Kavaan , Pakistan's only Asian elephant, ha…
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Environmental risk posed by Venezuelan oil tanker highlights importance of transparency and public participation
Governments should ‘support this co-creation of knowledge’ Screenshot of the FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading Unit) Nabarima, the vessel in danger of sinking and creating a huge oil …
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Hong Kong police to launch hotline for public to report violations of the national security law
‘There will be eyes and ears everywhere’ Screen capture of HK police's website through which the public can report protest activities to authorities. Hong Kong police's national…
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Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here's why.
‘This election will usher in a new era of authoritarianism.’ Swearing in of President of Tanzania John Magufuli, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, November 5, 2015. Photo by Paul Kagame via Flick…
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Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia unable to vote
COVID-19 casts a shadow over Georgia's upcoming parliamentary elections Closed bridge over the Enguri River, which marks the boundary between Abkhazia and territory controlled by the …
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Myanmar general election violence on the rise as November vote nears
There were more than 40 incidents of electoral violence since mid-August Supporters of a political party during a clash in Sagaing's Kantbalu township. Photo supplied to The Irrawaddy…
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Outrage in Hong Kong after top university appoints two mainland Chinese scholars as vice-presidents
One of them allegedly has direct ties with the CCP Image from the Stand News. Used with permission. Hong Kong's academic freedom is potentially set for another blow as the governing…
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Silencing the media won't stop the student-led protests in Thailand
246 protests in 62 provinces over the last three months Thai protesters with their three-finger “Hunger Games” salute. Photo by Prachatai, used under the Foundation for Community Educatio…