Community
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Society
Society ThailandCitizens Complained, Court Rules: Bangkok Has to Halt Multi-Million-Dollar Project to Let River Flow
A court in Bangkok, Thailand asked authorities to stop work on an elevated riverside promenade, after listening to urban planners and environmentalists’ warnings that it would worsen flooding and displace hundreds of families whose lives depend on the river.
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Society
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Society
Society USANeighbors Knock on Doors to Help Tenants Avoid Eviction
In the U.S. state of Michigan, Detroit’s financial crisis back in 2008 led to overwhelming property tax foreclosures. But neighbors have since gathered in an initiative that’s helping the community keep – and potentially even own – their homes.
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Society
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Society
Society IranIranian Women Break Down Kitchen Walls for Equality (Literally: Breaking Them Down!)
An architect has set up an installation in the United Arab Emirates displaying Iranian women’s “signs of resistance” in their home country – capturing their artistic decorations and destruction of kitchen walls in a challenge against patriarchy.
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Environment
Environment SpainBarcelona to Invest $628 Million to Become a Greener City
Barcelona, Spain is planning to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in the next decade, after declaring a “climate emergency” and calling for a “paradigm shift” to a new green economic model to protect future generations.
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Environment
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Heroes
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Society
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Heroes
Heroes Australia‘Army of Angels’ Volunteer to Bring Relief to Bushfire Victims
The bushfire crisis in Victoria, Australia has caused severe damage to properties and farms. But an ‘army of angels’ have loaded a convoy of 150 trucks with essential supplies, to help relieve farmers of many of their worries.