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Afghanistan

Hundreds of Prisoners Are Missing After ISIS Stormed an Afghan Prison

Despite losing territory and leadership, ISIS are "clearly still a threat to consider".
Tim Hume
8.3.20
kashmir

A Year of Lockdown and New Laws Leave Kashmir Vulnerable to a Land Grab

The Indian Government placed the country's northernmost state under curfew in August 2019. Unable to work, locals have been unable to pay rent—leading many to sell their land.
Raksha Kumar
8.3.20
2020 election

Trump's Accusing Nevada of Pulling an 'Illegal' Coup to Make Voting Easier

It's the latest in his series of false and dangerous claims that the election is being rigged against him.
Cameron Joseph
8.3.20
Right to Repair

This Programmer Is Bringing Bricked Flywheel Bikes Back to Life

Flywheel bikes, a victim of the internet of broken things, are slowly being unbricked thanks to a Raspberry Pi and an open-source program.
Matthew Gault
8.3.20
Health

COVID-19 Is Proof of Just How Socially Determined Health Is

A virus doesn’t care how much money you have or where you live. Yet, the pandemic has shown in the starkest terms that inequality kills—and what to do about it.
Shayla Love
8.3.20
Hacking

NSO Spyware Was Used to Hack Clergy in Togo

Citizen Lab reveals that a Catholic bishop, a priest, and two politicians were targets of hackers leveraging a WhatsApp vulnerability.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.3.20
DRUG CARTELS

Mexico Just Arrested a Cartel Boss Known as 'The Sledgehammer'

The move is an attempt by AMLO's government to claw back a semblance of control in the violence-plagued state, but it gives an opening to a rival cartel.
Deborah Bonello
8.3.20
Coronavirus

You Should Wear a Mask at Home If You Live With a COVID-Vulnerable Person, Says Dr. Birx

The U.S. hit 155,000 coronavirus deaths over the weekend.
Paul Blest
8.3.20
women

Feminism Has ‘Gone Too Far’, Say 50 Percent of Gen Z Men

A survey from UK anti-extremism charity HOPE not hate warns that half of 16 to 24-year-old men feel feminism makes it harder for them to succeed.   
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.3.20
PROTESTS

Watch Police Officers Debate Excessive Force, Racism, & Defunding

VICE correspondent Lee Adams invited 8 police officers to candidly discuss the state of policing in America
Christian Failla
8.3.20
Kinderen van de oorlog in Bosnië

My Father Died in a Genocide. The First Time I Saw Him Was on YouTube

When his family escaped Bosnia 25 years ago, Dženan was too young to have any memories of his dad.
Dzenan
Nina Stefanovski
8.3.20
Iran

Leaked Documents Show Iran Has ‘Deliberately Downplayed’ Its COVID-19 Death Toll

The BBC has obtained documents showing that coronavirus has killed almost three times as many people as authorities have admitted.
Tim Hume
8.3.20
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