Lebanon cannabis trade thrives in shadow of Syrian war

Lebanese marijuana growers are finding that the shadow of the conflict in neighbouring Syria is providing them cover for a thriving cannabis industry

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In Borneo jungle, natives stand up against Malaysian dams

Indigenous people in Borneo rise up against the construction of a mega dam which threatens to flood 200 square kilometres of precious rainforest and hundreds of villages.

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Displaced Palestinians in Syria brace for winter

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Find suggests Buddha lived in 6th century B.C.

The discovery of an previously unknown wooden structure at the Buddha’s birthplace suggests the sage might have lived in the 6th century BC, two centuries earlier than thought

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France to deploy 1,000 troops to C. Africa for six months

France’s defence minister said Tuesday that Paris would deploy about 1,000 soldiers to Central African Republic for six months to support an African peacekeeping force

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