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Scientists have genetically modified a fungus to make it produce the same lethal toxin as is found in the funnel web spider
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Migrants working in areas supplying Philip Morris, British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands allege abuses including low pay and illegal contracts -
Former international development secretaries among 50 British MPs urging introduction of tighter regulations on disclosure
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Former Farc guerrillas unused to a life beyond war have turned to the sewing machines that once tailored their battle fatigues to earn a living
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Across Britain, there are thousands of victims of this often invisible crime. To mark Anti-Slavery Day we look at the scale of hidden exploitation -
It affects more than 40 million people worldwide – more than at any other time in history -
Tahmina, 13, was sold by her sister to a man nearly 30 years her senior. Across India, hundreds of thousands of women and girls are forced into slavery -
In a growing trend among unscrupulous boat owners, seafarers have spent 18 months unpaid and stranded offshore
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Among accused is headteacher of Islamic seminary attended by victim Nusrat Jahan Rafi -
From politicians to members of the LGBTQI community, social media in Sri Lanka is a hotbed of harassment and hostility -
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With the help of an NGO that campaigns to alleviate the plight of manual scavengers, former human waste gatherer Uganta Umarwal has transformed her life for the better
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Women from Nicaragua, Ecuador and Guatemala who suffered child rape take cases to UN human rights committee -
Migrants working in areas supplying Philip Morris, British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands allege abuses including low pay and illegal contracts
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