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Thursday, 4 September 2014
Steven Sotloff in Bahrain. Photo: Mazen Mahdi/EPA

8 Ice Bucket Spinoffs Challenge Hunger, War and Politics

The viral campaign meant to raise awareness and encourage donations to disease research. But from Nepal to Venezuela, activists have created spin-off videos to draw awareness to other issues.

1 Million IDPs Might Have to March to Islamabad to Get Attention

The army offensive in Waziristan has swelled the ranks of internal refugees in Pakistan. Authorities in displaced communities are growing impatient with the government's relief efforts.

Looking to Get Away? Do It Patriotically, With Russia's Upcoming Booking.com Clone

As Russia turns inward, the country has sought national alternatives to goods and services that are generally Western-dominated.

Mexican Twitter Users Are Saying #NotoCensorship of Satirical Film

In a budding democratic country, any expression critical of the ruling class is met with resistance and at times censorship. The fiction film focuses on abuse of power in managing the media and video scandals in Mexican politics.
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