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  • Burkina Faso records sharp decline in malaria cases and deaths
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  • EU Supreme Court ruling: Publishing videos from Russian broadcasters is illegal
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Norway: Sovereign wealth fund revises its ethical guidelines

by Hayato Ishimoto | 2025年11月12日 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Europe, GNV News, Politics

GNV News 2025-11-12 On 11/4/2025, the Norwegian...

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Peru: 4 tons of mercury seized, the price of illegal gold mining

Peru: 4 tons of mercury seized, the price of illegal gold mining

by Hayato Ishimoto | 2025年07月30日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, GNV News, Health/medicine

GNV News – July 30, 2025 On July 24, 2025,...

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Singapore’s sand problem

Singapore’s sand problem

by Lynn Sugita | 2025年05月1日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Environment, Global View, Technology

The world is now facing a “sand crisis.”...

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World’s largest deforestation underway in Indonesia

World’s largest deforestation underway in Indonesia

by Chiori Murata | 2025年04月27日 | Asia, Environment, GNV News

GNVNews 2025/4/27 In Indonesia, one of the...

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Update: What happened to 2023’s top 10 undercovered world news stories?

Update: What happened to 2023’s top 10 undercovered world news stories?

by Virgil Hawkins | 2024年10月24日 | Global View, Top 10 news, World

Since 2018, every December GNV has announced the...

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The adverse effects of El Niño

The adverse effects of El Niño

by Akari Shutto | 2024年08月15日 | Asia, Environment, Global View

As climate change driven by global warming...

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Climate change and food supply

by Ikumu Nakamura | 2024年04月11日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa, World

Recent climate change is truly anomalous and one...

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Norway: Climate action or oil exports—which will it choose?

Norway: Climate action or oil exports—which will it choose?

by Minori Ogawa | 2024年02月22日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Europe, Global View

Norway has implemented many climate change...

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Video: Top 10 undercovered world news stories of 2023

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by GNV | 2023年12月29日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Coexistence/migration, Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Education, Environment, Europe, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa, Top 10 news, World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQslNTC5yP8 For...

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Top 10 undercovered world news stories of 2023

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by Yuna Nakahigashi | 2023年12月22日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Coexistence/migration, Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Education, Environment, Europe, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa, Top 10 news, World

In 2023 as well, there was a large gap between...

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Fears for Botswana’s Democratic Future

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by Yudai Sekiguchi | 2023年11月2日 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View, Law/human rights, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

Botswana has long been known as a country with...

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Reforms Underway in Mexico

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by Haruka Gonno | 2023年08月10日 | Agriculture/resources, Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Global View, North and Central America, Politics

In June 2023, election campaigning began in...

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The Realities of Uranium Mining in Niger

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by クニヨシリョウガ Ryoga Kuniyoshi | 2023年07月20日 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Politics

In 1938, the phenomenon of nuclear fission was...

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The Impact of Food Production on the Planet

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by A.Ishida | 2023年06月29日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, World

The impacts of climate change on the...

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A Story About a Beautiful Sound That Makes You Want to Plug Your Ears

A Story About a Beautiful Sound That Makes You Want to Plug Your Ears

by Azusa Iwane | 2023年04月6日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

From orchestras and wind bands to rock and pop...

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Pakistan’s Climate Crisis: Floods, Finance, and the Future

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by Shah Sardar Ahmed | 2023年03月23日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View

From June to October 2022, Pakistan was struck...

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The World’s Worst Drought in East Africa Goes Unreported

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by Yuna Nakahigashi | 2022年11月17日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Journalism/speech, News View, Sub-Saharan Africa

Right now, East Africa is experiencing a drought...

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Air Pollution: The World’s Leading Cause of Death?

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by Nao Morimoto | 2022年08月11日 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Education, Global View, Health/medicine, World

The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc across...

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Canadian Mining Companies: Behind Their Global Expansion

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by Yuna Nakahigashi | 2022年08月4日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, From the archives, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America

On 2022/4/16, at the Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso...

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The Ocean Decade: Are the media keeping up with global trends?

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by Yuka Funai | 2022年07月28日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, News View, World

Over the 5 days from June 27, 2022 to July 1,...

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Turkmenistan: A Poor Country Blessed with Abundant Natural Gas

Turkmenistan: A Poor Country Blessed with Abundant Natural Gas

by Kyoka Maeda | 2022年06月23日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights

In March 2022, just after taking office as...

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Mekong River Crisis

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by Syafiq Syaikhul Akbar | 2022年05月12日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Environment, Global View

The Mekong River is the source of life on the...

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Mongolia: Prosperity and Disaster Brought by Mining

Mongolia: Prosperity and Disaster Brought by Mining

by Namie Wilson | 2022年05月5日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View

Since the start of the 21st century, Mongolia’s...

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Unfair Trade Rife Across the World

Unfair Trade Rife Across the World

by Nao Morimoto | 2022年03月10日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

In recent years, products certified as...

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Illegal logging is encroaching on the Amazon’s pristine heart, alarming study finds

Illegal logging is encroaching on the Amazon’s pristine heart, alarming study finds

by Juliana Ennes | 2021年11月5日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, South America

《Translation of a MONGABAY article (※1)》...

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Latin America: Environmental Defenders Under Threat

Latin America: Environmental Defenders Under Threat

by カトウヒカル Hikaru Kato | 2021年09月30日 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View, North and Central America, South America

Now, around the world, killings of people...

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Chad: Moving Toward Stability and Development?

Chad: Moving Toward Stability and Development?

by Rioka Tateishi | 2021年09月9日 | Agriculture/resources, Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

On April 20, 2021, it was reported that Chad’s...

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Moldova: Can It Escape Being Caught Between Its Neighbors?

Moldova: Can It Escape Being Caught Between Its Neighbors?

by ハセガワマナミ Manami Hasegawa | 2021年08月5日 | Agriculture/resources, Coexistence/migration, Conflict/military, Europe, Global View, Politics

In April 2021, Russia, which deploys troops in...

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Madagascar: Mounting Challenges

Madagascar: Mounting Challenges

by Maika Kajigaya | 2021年07月29日 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Environment, From the archives, Global View, Law/human rights, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

In May 2021, it became clear that about 1.14...

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Does East Timor’s future lie on the ocean floor?

Does East Timor’s future lie on the ocean floor?

by Yosuke Asada | 2021年07月15日 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View

In May 2021, natural gas production at the...

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