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Caught between police and gangs, Rio de Janeiro residents are dying in the line of fire
In Rio de Janeiro, where murder rates this year have soared to their highest levels in a decade, vio...
Muslim ‘instant divorce’ law divides India
In India, if you are a Muslim man, you can divorce your wife via a simple SMS. Or through online ser...
India at 70: after the celebrations, single
Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech not only marked India’s ind...
How the Vietnamese cult of heroes promotes nationalism in politics
The Vietnamese government is trying to pass a new law on religion that will separate the nation’s ma...
Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bact...
In Mexico, a firebrand leftist provokes the powers that be – including Donald Trump
With its 17 million people, Mexico State, which encompasses the outer suburbs of sprawling Mexico Ci...
In Suriname, an endless refrain: boom, bust, and Bouterse
Recent street protests in Suriname haven’t made many international headlines. Only newspapers in nei...
Kepler Mission has released its catalogue of exoplanets, but what have we learnt about these worlds?
On Monday June 19, NASA held a media briefing to announce the completed catalogue of exoplanets from...
Understanding the root causes of natural disasters
Every year disasters take lives, cause significant damage, inhibit development and contribute to con...