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‘Waste colonialism': this is how activists and scientists characterise the export of rubbish from the European Union to its main buyer Turkey. This waste, which has serious consequences for human (...)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has classified it as a “major global environmental and health problem”. With the boom in shipping, and the ageing of fleets, the shipbreaking industry (...)
Helen Badr, 70, is one of many examples of how living conditions have deteriorated for Lebanese citizens. Like many of her neighbours, she cannot afford to pay the costly fees for a private (...)
With 70 per cent of people in sub-Saharan Africa aged under 30, Africa is the world's youngest continent and according to some projections, by 2030, 42 per cent of all youth globally will be (...)
As harsh mountain winter looms in the earthquake-ravaged village of Tafeghaghte, nestled on the High Atlas Mountains about 60 kilometres south-west of Marrakesh, 36-year-old Fatima Azem feels a (...)