Ukraine Agribusiness Firms in 'Quiet Land Grab' with Development Finance
Hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the World Bank’s private lending arm were used to expand industrial farms amid mounting concern about environmental impacts.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the World Bank’s private lending arm were used to expand industrial farms amid mounting concern about environmental impacts.
A colorful animation explores the impact of India's school lunch program on student attendance and employment for women.
Fierce stigma surrounds mental illness in Rwanda. One organization is trying to address the problem in surprising and unconventional ways.
Palestinian farmer Daoud Nassar discusses the Tent of Nations project, a children's summer camp and organic farm his family runs in the West Bank.
Nurses, grave-diggers, and hospital staff worked tirelessly to stop the Ebola crisis in West Africa, but many frontline workers went uncompensated. Amy Maxmen's e-book tells their stories.
Supermarket chain owned by one of Germany’s wealthiest families lent money over past decade by World Bank and others as it expands into eastern Europe.
The results of the agricultural 'Green Revolution' in post-war Asia and Latina America remain controversial. As the African version starts, many groups show trepidation for the future.
How scientists hope to tap Ebola survivors to eliminate the deadly disease threat once and for all.
When pro-democracy protests failed, one Jordanian teen made a fateful decision: to fight for al-Qaeda.
In Vietnam, rural areas still lack tuberculosis vaccines and accurate diagnostic tools. The GeneXpert machine has improved TB diagnosis and spurred a wave of innovations in TB testing.
Aid agencies evacuate about 15 people accused of sorcery per week; experts say wealth gap may fuel such claims.
Science journalist Amy Maxmen asks why so many frontline health workers in Sierra Leone have been underpaid during the ebola outbreak.
One man is using his great wealth to try to help some of the poorest people in Mozambique by attracting more tourists to the beautiful national park of Gorongosa. Scott Pelley reports.
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