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For some Ukrainians, war forces dramatic career changes
Denys Zhupnyk dreams of concerts and festivals as he drives a taxi around Kyiv, picking up and dropping off passengers. "I dream of concerts, TV sets, radio streams."
Aquaculture drives aquatic food yields to new high
The amount of fish, shellfish and algae caught in the wild and farmed in aquaculture hit a record 214 million tonnes in 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday. The remaining 36 million tonnes was algae production.
Lockdown in Indian city after gruesome sectarian killing
Hundreds of police were deployed in an Indian city on Wednesday following the murder of a Hindu tailor allegedly by two Muslim men after comments by a ruling party official about the Prophet Mohammed that have inflamed sectarian tensions.
Kenyan pilot project to put price on nature's treasure
The bird count gets underway -- two members of the superb starling family, a Nubian woodpecker, and so on. Under it, carbon polluters can offset their greenhouse-gas emissions by "purchasing" emissions that are reduced or saved by other members in the scheme.
Mucky business: Thai prisoners clean Bangkok sewers after pandemic delay
Flecked with sewage, a Thai prisoner grapples with an overflowing bucket as he and his fellow inmates clean Bangkok's congested drains for the first time in two years. And for at least one of the prisoners, who had less than a year remaining to serve, cleaning the sewers helped him feel better about his past.
Far-flung Hong Kong diaspora linked by 'shared destiny'
Looking back on her decision to leave Hong Kong with her family just before the city's handover from Britain to China 25 years ago, Mary still believes she made the right call.
Mozambique still haunted by civil war as new conflict rages
As Mozambique battles a brutal Islamist insurgency, the legacy of a decades-long civil war still haunts the African nation where many former rebels refuse to disarm. This area of central Mozambique was a bastion of RENAMO, the rebel movement that battled the government for decades.
Hong Kong's blurring border with China a sign of things to come
From the hill in northernmost Hong Kong where Jasper Law stood, the border with China was obvious -- a narrow river dividing farmlands and fishponds from the gleaming skyscrapers of megacity Shenzhen.
Uber inks deal for Australian gig worker rights
Uber has reached a deal with a powerful Australian union after years of legal battles, campaigns and negotiations that will offer 100,000 drivers and food delivery workers more protections.
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