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Society & Rights April 18, 2026 336 stories in this edition

Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

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Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

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They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

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Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

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Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.

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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.

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Indonesia junior high school teacher named suspect in death of student testing 3D-printed rifle

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Indonesia junior high school teacher named suspect in death of student testing 3D-printed rifle

The tragic incident took place on April 8 at about 10.30am during a practical examination.

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Scientists decipher the geological history of the Grand Canyon

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Scientists decipher the geological history of the Grand Canyon

The study indicates that the river, around 6.6 million years ago, began to flow into a large depression in the Earth's surface, called a basin, forming a wide and shallow lake east of where the Grand Canyon later took sh...

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[Newspoint] Crash landing

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[Newspoint] Crash landing

With no Supreme Court to rescue Sara Duterte from Congress this time, she could, as in her father's case, be destined for a crash landing

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