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Dynamic Turkana women leading a 'green revolution' in Kenya despite biting drought

Under the scorching sun in Kenya’s Turkana located about 700 km from Nairobi, a group of women have slowly been leading a green revolution amid a biting drought that has affected both animals and c

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22/04/2019
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Kaptembwa farmers grapple with effects of prolonged drought

Sophie Kemuma, a commercial dairy farmer in Kaptembwa area in Nakuru County in northwest Kenya describes the current dry spell as a totally different and unique situation for her.

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22/04/2019
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Landslide in northern Malawi kills at least 3, injures dozens

A landslide washed away an entire village in the Rumphi district of northern Malawi, killing at least three people, leaving five missing and dozens wounded in hospital, police said Sunday.

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22/04/2019
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Moroccans Protest Prison Sentences of Anti-Poverty Activists

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Morocco's capital Sunday to condemn lengthy prison sentences given to dozens of activists, including the leader of the Hirak Rif poverty-fighting movement.

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22/04/2019
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South Sudan: International Rescue Committee Urges New Approach to Malnutrition

More than 750,000 South Sudanese children under age 5 are expected to face acute malnutrition this year, according to the International Rescue Committee.

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22/04/2019
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Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs

Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar.

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22/04/2019
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Even poor spending up to Rs 50,000 on cancer treatment

NEW DELHI: When it comes to the dreaded ‘C’, even the poorest of the families spend over Rs 50,000 towards treatment of their wards at public hospitals where consultation, surgery and key medicines

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20/04/2019
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Ganga has higher proportion of antibacterial agents: study

A study commissioned by the Union Water Resources Ministry to probe the “unique properties” of the Ganga found that the river water contains a significantly higher proportion of organisms with anti

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20/04/2019
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Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture

The future of farming has to look different from farming today. Tremendously different.

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19/04/2019
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