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October 19, 2026 — 5 stories from 4 sources
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Farmworkers’ health matters: South Africa looks to alternatives for chemical pesticides
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Farmworkers’ health matters: South Africa looks to alternatives for chemical pesticides
Insects like fall armyworm or mealybugs can decimate food and commercial crops; like their counterparts elsewhere in the world, South Africa’s small and large farmers alike use synthetic chemical…
Students air their frustrations anonymously online as emigration tempts many young people in North Macedonia
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Students air their frustrations anonymously online as emigration tempts many young people in North Macedonia
‘Students don’t have to be members of a political party to create change,’ says founder of online media platform
Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection
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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection
Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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OPINION: In a prison writing workshop, I found refuge and a road to understanding the “untold stories” inside us
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OPINION: In a prison writing workshop, I found refuge and a road to understanding the “untold stories” inside us
I remember the first time I walked into a prison writing workshop. The shadowed room contained little more than a dozen mismatched plastic chairs and a few warped tables. Before I signed up, I had…
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Funding uncertainty threatens Tasmania’s gains against kelp-grazing sea urchins
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Funding uncertainty threatens Tasmania’s gains against kelp-grazing sea urchins
For nearly a decade, divers off Tasmania’s east coast have been getting a boost from the government to harvest the invasive sea urchins killing off kelp forests that fringe the Australian island…
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