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Tens of Thousands in Zimbabwe Go Hungry as the Rains — and US Aid — Hold Back

Some subsistence farmers are down to one meal a day amid a one-two punch: a lack of rainfall, followed by the disappearance of regular food supplements due to shuttered US aid programs.

By Linda Mujuru

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Nepal
Rural Nepalis Fight Cable Car Project on Sacred Himalayan Mountain

The tourist project is the latest government development effort to strike a blow to traditional ways of life.

By Sunita Neupane
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Capital Contaminated Its Water. Now, Residents Must Pay to Use It.

By Linda Mujuru
Argentina
A Rural Town Uncovers the Cost of Argentina’s Agrochemical Boom

As Argentina deregulates pesticide and herbicide drones, residents in Lobos fight the growing threat to health and the environment.

By Lucila Pellettieri

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Tens of Thousands in Zimbabwe Go Hungry as the Rains — and US Aid — Hold Back

By Linda Mujuru

Zimbabwe’s Capital Contaminated Its Water. Now, Residents Must Pay to Use It.

By Linda Mujuru

Zimbabwe Fights a Losing Battle Against Illegal Chinese Plastics

By Linda Mujuru

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

A Rural Town Uncovers the Cost of Argentina’s Agrochemical Boom

By Lucila Pellettieri

Argentina’s Recycling Crisis Deepens as Prices Drop and Waste Mounts

By Lucila Pellettieri

Could Puerto Rico’s ‘Super Coral’ Reverse Reef Bleaching?

By Gabriela Meléndez Rivera

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Rural Nepalis Fight Cable Car Project on Sacred Himalayan Mountain

By Sunita Neupane

Travelers Get a Taste of Life on Mongolia’s Steppes

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

The Water-Saving Wonder Transforming Nepal’s Paddy Fields

By Amrita Jaisi

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