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For hundreds of years, local farmers have been growing tomatoes on the lake's surface, on well-kept floating gardens nourished by the river mud. The locals live life to the rhythm set by the harvests. But modern pesticides and fertilisers are killing the lake, and killing the locals. But they continue to use the chemicals out of necessity. It's a lethal catch 22.

Myanmar: The Dying Lake

Modern pesticides and fertilisers are killing the lake, and killing the locals

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Chettinad, in the state of Tamil Nadu, has thousands of palaces. These sumptuous buildings mix East and West beautifully. But they are crumbling, and under threat.

India: The Palaces of Chettinad

Chettinad, in the state of Tamil Nadu, has thousands of palaces.But they are crumbling, and under threat

On March 20, 2016, the agreement between the European Union and Turkey entered into force. Overnight, the island of Chios transformed from a transit zone into a vast refugee camp. Refugees are no longer allowed to leave the island. But social cohesion has become more and more difficult to maintain.

Greece: Chios, An Island Under Pressure

As refugees settle in camps on Chios, tensions rise

Tilos and its 500 inhabitants welcomed with open arms Syrian refugee families. Literally: locals helped rescue refugees trapped in sinking vessels and brought them to shore, where survivors were then housed in local's homes or in hotels.

Greece: Tilos, Solidarity Island

Tilos and its 500 inhabitants welcomed with open arms Syrian refugee families

In 2015, Europe faced a massive influx of migrants arriving via Turkey, the majority of which were Syrians fleeing the war. To stem this flow, the European Union concluded an agreement with Ankara: migrants arriving in the EU will now be sent back to Turkey.

Greece: Migrants at a Legal Impasse

 Migrants arriving in the EU will now be sent back to Turkey

After the border closures on the Balkans border, thousands of refugees found themselves trapped in Greece: 47,000 on the mainland Greece, and 15,000 stranded on the islands.

Greece: Thessaloniki, an Open Ciy

After the border closures on the Balkans border, thousands of refugees found themselves trapped in Greece

Who are these newcomers who constantly talk about direct democracy and intend to make the northern island a paradise of media transparency? What distinguishes them from other so-called traditional parties? Will they manage to develop an exportable new way of doing politics?

Who are these newcomers who constantly talk about direct democracy?

Iceland: Pirates in Power

Hillary Clinton was born in Chicago, and it is where Obama's political career began. An insight into Obama's legacy in Chicago as the city prepares to vote.

USA: Chicago, and Obama's Legacy

Pneumonia in newborns can be fatal. A simple vaccine could save them, and it already exists: but for many parents in India, they just don't have the money to pay for it. 

India: The War of Vaccines

Pneumonia in newborns can be fatal. But many parents in India just don't have the money to pay for the vaccine 

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Greece: Migrants at a Legal Impasse

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Greece: Thessaloniki, an Open Ciy

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USA: Chicago, and Obama's Legacy

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Myanmar: The Dying Lake

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India: The Palaces of Chettinad

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Greece: Chios, An Island Under Pressure

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Greece: Tilos, Solidarity Island

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Greece: Migrants at a Legal Impasse

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Greece: Thessaloniki, an Open Ciy

Iceland: Pirates in Power

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USA: Chicago, and Obama's Legacy

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India: The War of Vaccines

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