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Afghanistan

Afghanistan Is Starving to Death

The double threat of the Taliban and climate change is turning Afghanistan into the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
Gavin Butler
11.26.21
climate change

Does Global Warming Make Rice Taste Better?

Salt, butter, and a dash of climate change.
Hanako Montgomery
11.26.21
china

How China Managed to Wipe Out All Mentions of Its Most Explosive #MeToo Case

A former Chinese censor says the scale of the censorship is “unprecedented.”
Viola Zhou
11.26.21
Music

How the ‘BC Sutta’ Song Defied Moral Censors in South Asia To Become a Cult Anthem

On the cusp of peak internet age, a fleeting Pakistani music project Zeest tapped into the raw angst of being young in South Asia.
Pallavi Pundir
11.26.21
cryptocurrency

Making Cash Quick, Losing it Quicker: We Asked Young People Why They’ve Invested in Crypto

We talk to five people who have ridden the crypto rollercoaster into huge gain and major loss.
Julie Fenwick
11.26.21
Politics

Solomon Islands Capital in Flames as Violent Anti-Government Protests Escalate

Australia is sending its army in to Honiara to assist with “riot control.”
Gavin Butler
11.26.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: November 26, 2021

The moon enters Virgo today.
Annabel Gat
11.25.21
United Kingdom

Replacing Luke Skywalker With a Woman Is Turning Men Into Criminals, UK MP Says

Nick Fletcher seemed to ignore 5,000 years of recorded history when he said that women playing fictional characters like Doctor Who and the Ghostbusters were depriving young men of positive role models.
Sophia Smith Galer
11.25.21
News

QAnon’s ‘Queen of Canada’ Calls for Followers to ‘Kill’ People Vaccinating Children

QAnon influencer Romana Didulo told her 70,000 followers that "duck-hunting season is open,” and by ducks she means healthcare workers, politicians, and journalists.
Mack Lamoureux
11.25.21
qanon

Kyle Rittenhouse Has Set Off a QAnon Civil War

Kyle Rittenhouse's comments about his former lawyer, a top leader in the QAnon world, has unleashed a toxic battle within the conspiracy movement.
David Gilbert
11.25.21
covid

New COVID-19 Variant With ‘Horrific’ Mutations Identified in Three Countries

Only 10 cases of the new variant, first spotted in Botswana, have been reported to date, but virologists say there is cause for concern.
David Gilbert
11.25.21
Crime

Revealed: How the UK is Trying to Prevent Albanian Teens From Becoming Gangsters

The UK government hopes a new project in northern Albania to prevent children from joining gangs could herald a new way of tackling foreign crime networks.
Max Daly
11.25.21
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