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UN: Rising opium production in Afghanistan despite Taliban ban highlights farmers’ plight
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EXPLAIN | How Corruption Contributes to the Growth of Organized Crime?
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WHO has compiled a list of pathogens against which new vaccines are urgently needed
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Middle East: Half a million people have fled Lebanon, Gaza prepares to evacuate seriously ill patients
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Critical minerals: energy transition must not worsen inequality
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Ukraine: Numerous shelling and destruction reported from Kharkiv region
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