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Malnutrition Claims 95 Lives in West Papua, Gov’t Accused of Negligence

Malnutrition Claims 95 Lives in West Papua, Gov’t Accused of Negligence

Several sources are reporting that over 500 people have fallen ill and close to a hundred people have already died from malnutrition and “disease outbreaks” since November of last year in five remote vill ...

Bangladeshi rickshaw driver builds hospital from his own savings
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Bangladeshi rickshaw driver builds hospital from his own savings

Most doctors live and work in the cities in Bangladesh. A long distance away for ailing villagers. After saving his 6 dollars per day earnings as a rickshaw driver for over 30 years, one villager has built a hospital ...

War Breaks Out in West Papua

War Breaks Out in West Papua

Confirmed reports emerged on Sunday from Puncak Jaya, West Papua, that over 600 Indonesian Army (TNI) troops have been conducting daily full combat operations since July 4 in and around villages in the Tingginambut a ...

Chinese Farmer Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Forced Eviction
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Chinese Farmer Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Forced Eviction

A Chinese farmer set himself on fire in a desperate attempt to stop his home from forced demolition by local Chinese authorities. This latest self-immolation incident has attracted national attention, as profit-drive ...