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In Mexico, Influencers Make Castoff Clothing Cool

Young consumers around the world increasingly seek out secondhand and alternative clothing markets — making Mexico City’s flea markets, or tianguis, suddenly and surprisingly popular.

By Mar García

and Aline Suárez del Real

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Uganda
Motorcycle Taxi Loans: Ticket Out of Poverty, or Predatory Trap?

Companies say they give buyers an opportunity to rise out of poverty. Critics say the rigid contracts can leave some taxi operators worse off.

By Edna Namara
Zimbabwe
A Government Crackdown Is Looming, but Zimbabweans Still Flock to Online Thrift Shops

By Fortune Moyo
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As Famine Looms, Sri Lankans Turn to Home Gardens

Home gardens help families keep food on the table, but can they stave off a national hunger crisis?

By Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

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Motorcycle Taxi Loans: Ticket Out of Poverty, or Predatory Trap?

A Government Crackdown Is Looming, but Zimbabweans Still Flock to Online Thrift Shops

By Fortune Moyo

Where Coffee Is Grown but Rarely Consumed, a Shift

By Beatrice Lamwaka

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Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

In Mexico, Influencers Make Castoff Clothing Cool

and Aline Suárez del Real

Inside the Revival of Pulque, One of Mexico’s Oldest Drinks

By Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Pig Farmers Face Off Against Deadly Virus

By Anne Myriam Bolivar

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Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

As Famine Looms, Sri Lankans Turn to Home Gardens

By Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Country’s Fuel Crisis Runs Drivers Off the Road

By Thayalini Indrakularasa

Political Crisis Could Undermine Fight Against Indian Trawlers

By Thayalini Indrakularasa

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