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Entrance to the former Kabwe mine. Photo by The Colonist Report, used with permission. This story was written by Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and originally published by The Colonist Report Africa. A shortened version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Six years ago, Mumbi Derrick’s twin daughters, were tested positive for lead poisoning. He was devastated about the news, but said the only support he got was counselling from the government. He said the girls, now young women of 12 in seventh grade, are still suffering from the effects of this poisoning. In an in...
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Photo by Mercedes Mehling on Unsplash Moldovan news media NewsMaker talked to Larisa and Natalia, mother and grandmother of transgender boy Jake. Global Voices translated the interview, edited for clarity and republished it with permission from NewsMaker. Larisa is the mother of a 17-year-old boy Jake, and her mother, Natalya, is the teenager's grandmother. Four years ago, their entire life was turned upside down. Their child, whom they had raised as a girl, affirmed that he felt like a boy. In an instant, all the expectations, beliefs, and plans for their child's future changed. They had to l...
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Mohammed at the site of his destroyed lab in May 2021. It was bombed in an Israeli strike, destroying with it his years of patient work in medical innovations. Photo provided by Mohammed, used with permission. I met Mohammad in 2018 while interning at a digital fabrication lab in Amman, Jordan. It was late afternoon, and the lab was almost deserted. Two men were playfully experimenting with the laser cutter, trying to figure out how it worked while sharing a moment of fun. Intrigued, I approached them to see if they needed any help figuring it out. They seemed to have navigated their way aroun...
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Photo by Sasha Pleshco on Unsplash. Used under an Unsplash license. Independent Moldovan online media outlet NewsMaker published an article based on the National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova's data about women living in Moldova today. Global Voices translated and edited the article for clarity with permission from the NewsMaker. There are more women than men in Moldova, and they live longerIn Moldova, there are more women than men. According to the data presented, there are 90 men for every 100 women. However, this ratio varies depending on age. For example, up to the age of 14, there are 1...
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Bikini Atoll nuclear test site. Marshall Islands. Photo by Ron Van Oers / UNESCO. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO Pacific communities marked the 70th year of nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands by highlighting the demand for justice and accountability. March 1 is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day, but in Marshall Islands it is commemorated as Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day in honor of the victims of Castle Bravo, the codename for the thermonuclear bomb test made by the United States military. The 15-megaton bomb dropped on Bikini Atoll was the equivalent...
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More than 200,000 women were sterilized in the 90s in Peru as part of a state policy of Alberto Fujimori's government. Photos by Liz Tasa and Tadeo Bourbón. Used with permission. This article was published by Salud con Lupa on December 23, 2023. An edited version is republished on Global Voices under a media partnership. On December 7, 2024 — the same day that the Constitutional Court released former President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity — the Supreme Court of Justice of Peru stopped the judicial process for hundreds of thousands of forced s...
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Image by Joseph Mucira from Pixabay. Used under a Pixabay Content License. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most important advancements of our time, and is set to revolutionize key industries, but with its rising popularity has come increased scrutiny of the potential harms and risks associated with the wide-scale use and deployment of the technology. The United Nations has recognized the threats of unregulated AI use on human rights, particularly on the right to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of thought, and right to a fair trial. In spite of this, AI adoption has continued...
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H. H. Salter, On asthma: chest of an asthmatic. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection. This article is based the coverage by Meta.mk An edited version is republished here under a content-sharing agreement between Global Voices and Metamorphosis Foundation. Between January 1 and February 14, 2024, the Institute for Public Health of Republic of North Macedonia registered 28 cases of whooping cough (pertussis), mostly in unvaccinated babies. This is more than twice the total the number of cases in the previous five years (2019–2022) which amounted to 9. Epidemiologi...
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Photo by Juanma Rada for the Proyect HIV Bolivia of Hivos . Licence Creative Commons. This story was written by Dayana Martínez and published in Muy Waso on December 13. It was republished on Global Voices under an media partnership agreement. This text received the Second Honorable Mention of the 2023 National Feminist Journalism Award organized by Muy Waso. When Mariela, whose real name we are withholding for security reasons, received an HIV-positive diagnosis, her husband refused a test and decided to abandon their family. Hers is the reality of hundreds of women with HIV in Bolivia. Not o...
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The Nigeria Basketball team playing at the Special Olympic World Summer Games in Los Angeles, 2015. Screenshot from YouTube video, ‘Nigeria Clinches Unified Soccer Gold Medal In Special Olympics -03/08/15‘. Fair use. By Toheeb Babalola Eugenia Omere, a dedicated professional nurse, celebrated her 34th birthday by welcoming her fifth child, Solomon Omere, into the family in 1990. When Solomon was one and a half years old, his mother observed a delay in his speech development and a struggle to meet his developmental milestones. Concerned, she consulted a pediatrician who diagnosed Solomon with D...
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