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Climate change now worse than war for Afghan farmers

Drought stalks the parched fields around the remote Afghan district of Bala Murghab, where climate change is proving a deadlier foe than the country's recent conflicts. As the world watched the Taliban wage a stunning…

Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid: Wife

An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar's 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an overnight raid, his wife said on Sunday (Oct 24), the latest blow to the anti-junta movement as the military cracks down on dissent.…