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Rohingya refugees risk death at sea to escape Bangladesh camps

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Thai activists risk death to protest the crime of criticising the royal family

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'Addicted after taking it once': How meth is devastating Sudanese youth

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Gas shortage renders Iran’s air quality ‘unbreathable’ due to mazut pollution

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Soaring prices and smuggling: The Philippines are in an ‘onion crisis’

Left: Outraged Iranians gather outside a local Red Crescent to ask for heaters after a gas outage in their city. Right: An entire city in darkness after a power outage in Iran.

Amid gas shortages and blackouts, a harsh winter is fueling discontent in Iran

On social media, the supposed company "Sonnedix Gabon" touted its charity work and community focus in order to convince Gabonese people to invest.
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How the 'Sonnedix Gabon' Ponzi scheme reeled in and scammed investors

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How Russian propaganda units are broadcasting fake Polish TV reports

Some people on social media are claiming that a video offers proof that activist Greta Thunberg staged her arrest during a protest in Germany.

Here's what we know about Greta Thunberg's alleged ‘staged’ arrest in Germany

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How Russian propaganda units are broadcasting fake Polish TV reports

Several videos said to show the recent plane crash in Nepal are actually old footage of different crashes.

No, these two videos don’t show the recent deadly plane crash in Nepal

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Fake videos circulate after police arrest El Chapo’s son

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No, this image doesn't show that all-time low temperatures were recorded in Russia

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Iranian medical staff face death threats, arrest and interrogation for treating injured protesters

Several videos said to show the recent plane crash in Nepal are actually old footage of different crashes.
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No, these two videos don’t show the recent deadly plane crash in Nepal

A 36-year-old cashew factory worker received medical care for the burns and injuries on her hands caused by her work.

What is ‘cashew oil’ and why is it disfiguring Kenyan workers’ hands?

These pig heads were placed in front of the Daegu Muslim student community's temporary prayer site in late 2022 and are still there. Photo taken on January 11, 2023.
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Islamophobia: Pig heads left outside a mosque in South Korea

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EU-made ammunition used in Iran repression: Iranians demand answers

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How EU-made shotgun cartridges ended up being used to repress protests in Iran

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Haiti: In the grip of the gangs

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How Iran’s security forces are shooting to kill with ‘non-combat’ shotgun shells

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How the WhatsApp, Instagram blackout is impacting millions of Iranians

On January 2, a crowd with batons descended on the Sacred Heart Catholic church in a village in the Narayanpur region of central India.
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India: Mob attacks church in a wave of anti-Christian violence

Chinese citizens took photos of these yellow badges given to them upon arrival at the Incheon Airport in early January.

Chinese travellers outraged after being identified with yellow badges at South Korean airport

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Does this video really show children on the front lines of the war in Ukraine?

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On social media, the supposed company "Sonnedix Gabon" touted its charity work and community focus in order to convince Gabonese people to invest.
The Observers

How the 'Sonnedix Gabon' Ponzi scheme reeled in and scammed investors

These pig heads were placed in front of the Daegu Muslim student community's temporary prayer site in late 2022 and are still there. Photo taken on January 11, 2023.

Islamophobia: Pig heads left outside a mosque in South Korea

On January 2, a crowd with batons descended on the Sacred Heart Catholic church in a village in the Narayanpur region of central India.

India: Mob attacks church in a wave of anti-Christian violence

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Pollution, development and negligence: Dakar coastline victim of urbanisation

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Pollution, development and negligence: Dakar coastline victim of urbanisation

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Fake videos circulate after police arrest El Chapo’s son

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Iran: Protesters denied medical care and tortured to death in secret prisons

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Niger: How a team of palaeontologists found five giant dinosaurs

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