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In Pictures: the legacy of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

In Pictures: the legacy of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

The hurricane killed over 1,000 people, and after it, a cholera outbreak is exacerbating livelihoods in Haiti, photographs show.
The Lake Retba Murder

The Lake Retba Murder

Roberto comes across a body in the lake and wants to investigate but his lover wants sex. Written by Efemia Chela.
Trump and Clinton slug it out as movement builds

Trump and Clinton slug it out as movement builds

Young people have their eyes set on long term transformation. John Tarleton reports.
Visit our After Ebola hub

Visit our After Ebola hub

Our special focus on the struggles and hopes that the virus left in its devastating wake, in Sierra Leone, now all in one place.
In The Garden

In The Garden

A eunuch scribe witnesses a pivotal moment in the life of his young princess. Written by FT Kola.

Top stories

Proud to preach

When the news seems ridiculous and shocking, we need competence to fill faith gap it creates, writes Chris Coltrane.

Kissinger is not our friend

The former US Secretary of State endorsed human rights violations in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Argentina, yet Hillary Clinton calls him ‘a friend’, writes Mark Engler.

Mixed Media: Films

The Clan, directed and co-written by Pablo Trapero; Urban Hymn, directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

In Pictures: the legacy of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

The hurricane killed over 1,000 people, and after it, a cholera outbreak is exacerbating livelihoods in Haiti, photographs show.

The Lake Retba Murder (Le Meurtre au Lac Rose)

Roberto comes across a body in the lake and feels compelled to investigate – but all his lover Mireille seems to want is sex. Written by Efemia Chela.

Fat

A young South Korean‘s attempts to avoid conscription by becoming obese cause uproar in his family. Written by Krys Lee.

Windows on the world

New Internationalist’s world fiction titles.

Blogs

The UK Occupy movement five years on and the growth of direct democracy

Being among thousands of people shaping a new vision of what the world could be like was intoxicating, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry.

Europe: united against refugees

Hungary’s stance on refugees is bad, but it is only doing what Europe has always done, writes Emmanuel Blanchard.

Haiti beyond Matthew: building resilience to climate change

The poorest nations must be able to face increasingly extreme weather, writes Alison Doig, Christian Aid’s Senior Adviser on Climate Change.

Trump and Clinton slug it out at the top as an inspiring movement builds from the bottom up

The US presidential election is near but young people and grassroots activists have their eyes set on long term transformation. John Tarleton reports.

Colombia’s two faces

The atmosphere is toxic after the referendum, but Colombia has a chance to rethink what kind of peace it aspires to, writes Leonardo Goi.

Israel keeps Bilal Kayed in 'administrative detention'

The prisoner is the latest victim of Israel’s form of detention, which doesn’t entail charge nor trial, Noreen Sadik writes.

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    The World Atlas of Sport

    This beautifully designed and fully illustrated atlas profiles the world’s major competitive sports, their political uses and abuses, and the profits that flow from their commercial development.

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