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Environment ThailandBangkok is Now Home to Asia’s Largest Rooftop Farm
Thailand has proudly unveiled its newest environmentally-friendly urban rooftop farm – and it’s the largest in all of Asia! The farm atop Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus in Bangkok opened this month, boasting a space of 7,000 square metres.
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Society United KingdomSocial Enterprises Spring up in the UK to Tackle Funeral Poverty
In the United Kingdom, basic funerals have reached a record-high average cost of around $5,045. But ethical funeral homes are stepping in to give mourners one less thing to worry about: the literal cost of losing a loved one.
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Society Ireland“If You Need a Coat – Take One”, Dubliners Say and Hang Them on the Bridge
"If you need one, please take one. If you want to help, please hang one up," say the signs on the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin, Ireland, where city dwellers are volunteering their unwanted winter jackets to those in need.
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Society USALawyers Take Hotel Chains to Court, Calling Them “Marketplace” for Sex Trafficking
Twelve top hotel chains in the United States are facing legal action as a group for profiting from sexual exploitation taking place on their premises – after thirteen women claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms.
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Environment SingaporeSingapore May Become the World’s First Country to Use Only Sustainable Palm Oil
An anti-haze charity in Singapore is working on having the whole nation of six million people use only sustainably-produced palm oil by 2023 – a first-of-its-kind effort aimed at reducing forest fires and air pollution in the region.
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Society PortugalSmall Businesses Help Revive Portugal’s Countryside
Portugal’s rural areas have been losing population over the past decades, but European development funds are turning things around: entrepreneurs are receiving seed money to move and set up their businesses to help revive the struggling towns.
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