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These homes are off-grid and climate resilient. They're also built out of trash.

These homes are off-grid and climate resilient. They're also built out of trash.

The Washington Post — What if climate change and the housing crisis already had a solution? What if we just need to reevaluate our relationship with the Earth - and with our garbage? A day at the Earthship Biotecture can make anyone a believer in a brighter, greener future.
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Your call was important to Glen Palaje. It may have cost him his life.

Your call was important to Glen Palaje. It may have cost him his life.

The Washington Post — QUEZON CITY, Philippines - To his seven children, Glen Palaje was a jack of all trades: carpenter, cook, musician. To his colleagues, he was also "Dad," the eldest on a team of call-center workers that handled queries from AT&T customers. Palaje had spent eight years at Teleperformance, a business process outsourcing company.
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A big bet on Amtrak

A big bet on Amtrak

The Week Magazine (US) — The bipartisan infrastructure bill could revitalize interstate rail travel in the U.S. But will Americans embrace trains? The bipartisan infrastructure bill could revitalize interstate rail travel in the U.S. But will Americans embrace trains? Here's everything you need to know: How much will Amtrak get?
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Taiwan Showed How to Prosecute an Ex-President

Taiwan Showed How to Prosecute an Ex-President

Foreign Policy Magazine — Six months after the Trump administration ended, new evidence of potential crimes is emerging every day, from the former U.S. president trying to strong-arm the Justice Department into backing his attempt to overturn the election to his numerous and dubious business ties.
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Bowing to Beijing

Bowing to Beijing

The Week Magazine (US) — Out of fear of losing access to the huge Chinese market, Hollywood film studios are censoring themselves Out of fear of losing access to the huge Chinese market, Hollywood film studios are censoring themselves. Here's everything you need to know: Why is there tension?
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As hunger rises, Philippine authorities take aim at farmers and rural activists

As hunger rises, Philippine authorities take aim at farmers and rural activists

The New Humanitarian — ‘Even lockdowns did not stop killings and militarisation in the countryside.’
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US to sell Philippines arms despite no human rights reforms

US to sell Philippines arms despite no human rights reforms

Nikkei Asian Review — NEW YORK -- The United States has reaffirmed there are "no restrictions" on arms sales to the Philippine military days after Manila called for more robust defense aid as the two nations open negotiations to renew a key military agreement.
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US sale of air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan sends China a signal

US sale of air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan sends China a signal

Nikkei Asian Review — NEW YORK -- The White House's approval last week of advanced arms sales to Taiwan is a sign that the U.S. is putting muscle behind its vocal support for the island's defense against Chinese aggression. The sales include SLAM-ER air-to-ground missiles, drones and a coastal defense missile system.
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US human rights bill risks pushing Duterte closer to China

US human rights bill risks pushing Duterte closer to China

Nikkei Asian Review — NEW YORK -- A new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress aims to suspend American aid to Philippine security forces unless Manila commits to human rights reforms. The Philippine Human Rights Act, if passed, risks pushing the Philippines closer to China and potentially rupturing the alliance between the U.S.
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Philippine drug fugitive found dead after deportation from Taiwan

Philippine drug fugitive found dead after deportation from Taiwan

Nikkei Asian Review — TAIPEI -- Taiwan was faced with a decision in 2018 when it detained former Filipino city councilor Ricardo "Ardot" Parojinog, who fled there after being accused of drug crimes in the Philippines and three of his siblings and 13 others were killed in a police raid.
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Taiwan pins hopes on US election winner staying tough on China

Taiwan pins hopes on US election winner staying tough on China

Nikkei Asian Review — TAIPEI -- Days after Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for the highest-level American visitor in decades, President Tsai Ing-wen said she would ease import restrictions on U.S. meat products, clearing the way for U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement talks. The moves last month highlight what Taiwanese officials hail as the strongest ties between the two governments in decades.
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COVID Has Made it Even Harder for Hong Kongers Fleeing to Taiwan

COVID Has Made it Even Harder for Hong Kongers Fleeing to Taiwan

VICE — Taiwan has taken steps to formalize migration channels for Hong Kong activists, but the pandemic has created new challenges.
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Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Not Stopped Vigilante Killers in Duterte's Philippines

Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Not Stopped Vigilante Killers in Duterte's Philippines

VICE — Activists targeted by the government are stuck at home due to draconian lockdowns, giving them no way to escape from the hitmen actively hunting them down.
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Taiwan lifts ban on foreign students, but keeps Chinese out

Taiwan lifts ban on foreign students, but keeps Chinese out

Nikkei Asian Review — TAIPEI -- Taiwan lifted an entry ban on returning international university students earlier this month, in yet another signal of its successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But when deputy education minister Lio Mon-chi told reporters on Aug.
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Taiwan's War on Fake News Is Hitting the Wrong Targets

Taiwan's War on Fake News Is Hitting the Wrong Targets

Foreign Policy Magazine — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen faked her college degree. And she's a secret lesbian who wants to corrupt Taiwan's children. And she's selling out the country to Japan and the United States. None of this is true-but it's been all over parts of Taiwanese social media.
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Progressives: Taiwan Would Like Your Attention

Progressives: Taiwan Would Like Your Attention

The Nation — Taiwan's existence in the modern world can seem confounding. The nation, which holds presidential elections on Saturday, is a democracy that boasts world-class universal health care and recently became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Its ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has touted direct democracy initiatives, renewable energy, and the abolition of nuclear power.
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Baby or a job? Stark choice for Taiwan's migrant workers

Baby or a job? Stark choice for Taiwan's migrant workers

Thomson Reuters Foundation — Migrant workers say life-changing dilemmas are on the rise in Taiwan as thousands of domestic labourers are drawn to the country by the promise of work By Nick Aspinwall TAIPEI, Dec 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - "You want a child or you want a job?"
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Why Taiwan Won't Welcome China's Dissidents

Why Taiwan Won't Welcome China's Dissidents

The Nation — Li Jiabao, a 21-year-student from China's Shandong province, first experienced the world beyond the censorship of his homeland when he came to Taiwan on a four-month study abroad program in 2018. The Chinese Communist Party claims sovereignty over Taiwan even though it has never governed it, and for Li, the difference between the island and the mainland was evident-particularly when it came to its vibrant media scene.
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Threats, raids and murders stalk Filipino environment activists

Threats, raids and murders stalk Filipino environment activists

Al Jazeera — Palawan, Philippines - In the heart of the Philippines tourist hotspot of Palawan, Bobby Chan stood on a shaded porch outside his office and admired his spoils: decaying boats used for illegal fishing, sticks of dynamite seized from forest poachers, and a tower of chainsaws. "I lost count at 700," he said.
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Philippines' anti-communist dragnet entangles cultural performers

Philippines' anti-communist dragnet entangles cultural performers

South China Morning Post — Members of Teatro Obrero described being mocked by police and military personnel and forced to dance during their weeklong period of detention.
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Love Lao Gan Ma? Here are 5 must-try dishes in the spicy sauce's birthplace of Guizhou

Love Lao Gan Ma? Here are 5 must-try dishes in the spicy sauce's birthplace of Guizhou

Goldthread — The Chinese region that gave the world Lao Gan Ma hot sauce has so much more to offer. Tucked between Sichuan and Hunan in China's southwest, Guizhou has long been dwarfed by its more notorious neighbors-and the same holds true for its cuisine, where mouth-watering infusions of chili take on a character entirely of their own.
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Chennai's 'Man-Made' Water Crisis

Chennai's 'Man-Made' Water Crisis

The Diplomat Magazine — For 15 minutes on an August afternoon in Chennai, the skies opened and rainwater throttled the streets of India's sixth-largest metropolis. Inside a café in the city's Adyar district, the sous chef, 26-year-old P. Selvakumar, gazed out the window as water quickly pooled at the edges of the road, submerging its sidewalks.
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China's Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm

China's Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm

The Nation — Underpaid and overworked, drivers for food delivery apps like Meituan and Ele.me are speaking out about brutal hours and dangerous conditions.
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Duterte's Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities

Duterte's Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities

The Nation — An ambitious plan to improve Manila’s water shortage is leaving Filipino villagers high and dry.
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