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- Mali’s Immigration Measures Raise Concerns of Abuse
- “World Food Crisis Report Warns of Serious Food Insecurity and Malnutrition”
- Uganda Facing the Crisis of Glacier Disappearance
- In 2025, the Number of Rohingya Refugee Deaths Crossing the Sea Reaches Record High
- “Democracy Defense Summit Held in Spain”
- The Possibility of Increased Antibiotic Resistance in Infectious Diseases Due to Drought
- Bilderberg Conference: The Unknown International Network
- Chagos Islands: Agreement on Return from the UK to Mauritius “Paused”
- Nigeria Records the Highest Fuel Price Increase in Africa
- Measles Surge in Bangladesh Reflects Global Resurgence
- Mozambique Fully Repays Debt to the IMF
- Brazil’s Electronic Payment System Gains Popularity, Clear Conflict with the U.S. Government
- The largest national census in the world will be conducted in India for the first time in 16 years.
- Rising Amidst Increasing Smoke Damage and Fire Hotspots in Southeast Asia
- The Organ Trafficking Industry in Pakistan
- Argentina: Large-scale Demonstrations Against Past Dictatorial Regimes
- Tensions Rise Between Eritrea and Ethiopia
- Costa Rica: Expansion of Illegal Gold Mining
- Trend of Slowing Improvement in Mortality Rates for Children Under 5
- 20% of Aquaculture and Fishery Products are Misrepresented, Calls for Strengthened Surveillance
- 88% of SDGs in the Asia-Pacific Region Expected to Remain Unachieved
- 1 in 4 Adults Worldwide May Lose Their Land
- Is the Goal to Halve Pesticide Risks by 2030 Impossible to Achieve?
- Explosion Weapon Injury Fatality Rate Found to be 40%
- The Escalating Drug Crisis in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Due to the decline in market prices, cocoa surplus is becoming serious in producing countries
- The population infected with trachoma reaches a record low.
- Sudan: “Characteristics of Genocide” Reported
- Achievements and Challenges of PFAS Regulation
- The Surge in the Use of Child Soldiers: Colombia
- Violence Against Civilians Increases in Nigeria
- Mongolian Glaciers: Decreasing at the Fastest Rate in History
- Global Average of Corruption Perception Index Reaches Lowest Point in 10 Years
- Haitian Provisional President Council Delegates Authority to Interim Prime Minister
- Malaysia: Ban on Electronic Waste Imports
- The Horn of Africa: Historical Drought and Expanding Humanitarian Crisis
- WHO: Establishing Global Standards for School Meals
- Drug Trafficking Route, Ecuador
- Large-scale fighting involving civilians unfolds in South Sudan
- Iraq: The Toxic Legacy of Fallujah
- The Global “Water Bankruptcy” Era
- Botswana: Production Reduction Due to Excess Diamond Inventory
- Far from Achieving Marine Conservation Goals
- Solutions to the Climate Crisis and the Responsibility of the Wealthy
- Bolivia: Protests over Fuel Subsidy Abolishment Conclude
- Southern Yemen Independence Organization Disbanded?
- Intensification of Community Conflicts in Gambela, Ethiopia
- The World Inequality Report Reveals the Widening Global Disparities
- Helsinki: A City with No Traffic Fatalities for Over a Year
- Ongoing Arctic Warming
- Algeria: Recognizing French Colonial Rule as a Crime
- An App to Improve Digital Literacy in Nepal
- Chile: New Anti-Terrorism Law Applied to Mapuche Youth
- Target Met Ahead of Schedule: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Reaches 86 Million Girls
- Asset Managers Reaping Huge Profits from Low-Income Countries
- Western Indian Ocean Region: Losses in the Ocean
- Somalia: U.S. airstrikes hit a record high
- India: Kerala State Declares End to Extreme Poverty
- Mozambique: Escalating Violence and a Humanitarian Crisis
- Billionaires’ combined net worth hits a record high
- Yemen: Separatists take control of the entire south
- Defense companies’ revenue reached a record high in 2024
- South Africa: Gender-Based Violence Declared a National Disaster
- Decline in the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- International Industry Summit: Toward a Greener, More Equitable World Through Industry
- WFP: 318 Million People at Risk of a Food Crisis
- The reality behind the so-called protests by Mexican Gen Z
- Mali: Fuel Shortage Worsens in the Capital
- Fossil Fuel Lobbyists’ Attendance at COP30 Hits Record High
- Australia Reaches Its First Treaty with Indigenous Peoples
- Iran: Tehran Faces Severe Water Shortage
- Norway: Sovereign wealth fund revises its ethical guidelines
- First Social Development Summit in 30 Years
- UN Security Council: Presents an Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
- UN adopts resolution calling for an end to the embargo on Cuba
- The Decline of Programs to Combat Violence Against Women
- Over 500,000 People Die Each Year From Extreme Heat
- Sudan: RSF Seizes Control of All States in Darfur
- 64% of Children in South Sudan Are Involved in Forced Labor and Related Activities
- The US$31 Trillion Debt Hindering Low- and Middle-Income Countries’ Development
- Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Are Surging
- ICJ Holds Public Hearings on the Right to Strike
- How Climate Finance Burdens Low-Income Countries
- Number of displaced people in the Sahel reaches 4 million
- Mekong Forests: Deforestation in Protected Areas Is Worsening
- Ecuador: Violent Mass Protests Drag On
- UAE Expands Bases Around the Red Sea
- Anti-Government Protests Continue in Madagascar
- Four Caribbean countries begin full freedom of movement for citizens
- Colombian mercenaries operating in conflict zones
- Central Sahel countries announce withdrawal from the International Criminal Court
- Fossil Fuel Production Expansion Plans at Odds with the Goals
- Israeli military attacks Yemeni newspaper
- Sri Lanka Suffers Under Imposed Austerity Measures
- People Killed for Defending Land and the Environment
- United Nations Releases Gender Snapshot
- Global military spending surges to a record $2.7 trillion
- The Carbon Credit System Under Scrutiny
- Botswana Sees Sharp Decline in Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
- UNHCR to cut 2026 budget by 20% as aid cutbacks worsen
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Hidden Realities in the Philippines’ Banana Industry
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Canadian Mining Companies: Behind Their Global Expansion
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The Ocean Decade: Are the media keeping up with global trends?
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Mekong River Crisis
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Mongolia: Prosperity and Disaster Brought by Mining
Since the start of the 21st century, Mongolia’s...
Top 10 Underreported Global News Stories of 2021
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Illegal logging is encroaching on the Amazon’s pristine heart, alarming study finds
《Translation of a MONGABAY article (※1)》...
From What Perspectives Is Climate Change Covered?
On October 31, 2021, the 26th Conference of the...
As Climate Change Closes In, What Is the Media’s Role?
(This is a translation of a GNV article...
Latin America: Environmental Defenders Under Threat
Now, around the world, killings of people...
Malaria: Will the Progress Achieved in Africa Be Lost?
In sub-Saharan Africa today, there are several...
The Super Rich: Questioning Their Very Existence
In 2021/6, the U.S. news organization ProPublica...
Madagascar: Mounting Challenges
In May 2021, it became clear that about 1.14...
The Maldives: The Politics of Paradise
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The Current State of International Media Coverage That Doesn’t Benefit Japan
Japan is losing out. News media are...
Pacific Nations in Crisis?
In February 2021, 5 member states of the Pacific...
The E-Waste Problem
Precious metals feared to be depleted in the...
Three Important Lessons from the Past Year of COVID-19 I Want to Share as a Climatologist
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Climate Change Closing In on Humanity: How Should the Media Cover It?
In 2/2021, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Is climate change linked to increased conflict? Africa: Central Sahel
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The Challenges Facing Global Agriculture and International News Coverage
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Mainstream Media Friendly to Japanese Companies’ Overseas Expansion
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A Big Decision Looms for the World’s Largest Island
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Illegal Logging in Eastern Europe
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International Media Coverage Overlooks the Biodiversity Crisis
“Humanity now stands at a crossroads.” This is a...
Top 10 Underreported World News Stories of 2020
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Global Water Conflicts: The Untold Facts
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Oil and the World: Are the Media Keeping Up with the Trends?
In October 2020, a renewable energy company...