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Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families

Urbanisation is experienced through growing tensions within families over precious yet meagre plots of land.

From nuisance to new resource: Prickly pear could support fuels, foods and rural growers

Texans often view prickly pear cactus as a nuisance, but researchers with Texas A&M AgriLife Research are seeking opportunity. Susanne Talcott, Ph.D., a molecular researcher and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Food Science and Technology, leads a multidisciplinary team s

Access to bilingual education lags behind in Andalusia's rural areas, study reveals

Over the past two decades, bilingual education programs have significantly expanded within the Spanish education system, with the aim of improving foreign language learning—primarily English—while making it more accessible for all. Although more and more schools are offering bili

LISTEN: We Traveled to Rural Japan to Investigate the Country’s Deadly Bear Problem

The latest Long Read on the Outside Podcast takes listeners to Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, ground zero for the country's bear problem.

Death in custody investigation launched after rural Darwin police pursuit

China goes rural with data centers in quest to power AI

Beijing's strategy sees much of the digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence development across China's eastern seaboard established in the less-populated, rural west.

A look at the devastating impact of USAID cuts in rural Afghanistan

It's been 18 months since the Trump administration made cuts to foreign aid. One of the countries hardest-hit is Afghanistan. The five years since the U.S. withdrawal have been grim for the people there, and Refugees International attributes over 160 deaths during the last 18 mon

Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours

Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes.

This Rural Village in Spain is Welcoming Digital Nomads With Open Arms

As Spain's major cities struggle with overtourism, 8,000 rural villages are at risk of total depopulation. Can remote workers help bridge the gap?

The rural-urban divide in female labour force participation

The participation of women in the labour market has increased, with the rise being more pronounced in rural areas rather than urban areas

Food safety drive finds labelling, hygiene violations at sweet manufacturing units across Karnataka

Inspections were conducted in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Greater Bengaluru Authority limits, Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Hubballi-Dharwad

Saxony-Anhalt election: Why the AfD is so strong

The AfD is polling above 40% ahead of Saxony-Anhalt's election on September 6. What is driving support for the far right in this predominantly rural eastern German state?

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In the 1970s, Cuba faced a severe nationwide housing shortage due to population growth, rural-to-urban migration, and the degradation of existing housing stock.

Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners

Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.

Catalyzing the community: Chemists and Navajo leaders educate on clean water

Many Native American communities in rural areas rely on well water, but the quality and safety of that water can vary significantly. Researchers led by Jani C. Ingram measured levels of heavy metals in well water on tribal lands through a community partnership with the Navajo Nat

Texas conservatives are ‘breaking rank’ and pledging to vote Democrat - The Washington Post

Texas conservatives are ‘breaking rank’ and pledging to vote Democrat The Washington Post Texas welcomed the AI boom. Now Abbott says data centers "dug their own grave" Axios 'We are not a bunch of woke Marxist liberals here': Rural voters scramble Texas election Politico Abbott

Hanson forced to intervene after One Nation MP says party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s

David Farley says party wants 100,000 migrant rural workers in addition to the 130,000 migration target it considers the ‘true’ number Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The One Nation MP David Farle

Was it a mistake for 99 Colombian guerrillas to lay down their arms?

Fighters in legal limbo after accepting ‘total peace’ plan of Petro government just days before hardliner Abelardo De la Espriella took over In mid-June, 99 guerrilla fighters were flown by helicopter to a small settlement in a rural area of southern Colombia where they lined up

Duong Long Cham Towers in Binh An, Vietnam

Rising from the rural landscape of Binh Dinh, the Duong Long Cham Towers are a breathtaking architectural anomaly.

All registered workers migrated to VB-G RAM G; e-KYC not mandatory for employment: Centre

The Union Rural Development Ministry says pending e-KYC will not prevent workers from demanding or receiving employment. It urges States/Union Territories to expedite verification

Minister B. Nagendra resigns, challenges BJP to face him in ‘people’s court’

Claiming that he had been targeted by the ‘Manuvadi’ BJP, Nagendra appealed to the party to allow him to contest the Ballari Rural constituency again so that he could come clean politically

Saxony-Anhalt: an AfD stronghold in Germany's east

Saxony-Anhalt is a structurally weak, predominantly rural state. Could it become the first German state to be governed by the far-right AfD?

CDC releases latest life expectancy data

Deleted public comments on White House proposals, how Trump cuts are reshaping rural health care, and more Morning Rounds news

Andhra Pradesh adopts four-pronged strategy to support agriculture amid 51% rainfall deficit

With agriculture supporting nearly 62% of the State’s population, protecting farmers and rural livelihoods has become a key priority, says Agriculture Director Manazir Jeelani Samoon

Sonya Gill, AIDWA leader and women’s rights activist, dies at 70

Co-founder of the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), Sonya was dedicated to uplifting women in marginalised communities

Yarlington Lodge at The Newt in Somerset blends "little snippets of history with life today"

British studio Richard Parr Associates has renovated a trio of 19th-century buildings at The Newt in Somerset hotel in England, restoring their interiors to nod to the site's past. Named Yarlington Lodge, the buildings are spread across five hectares of rural land at The Newt in

'We used flour for powder' - Dolly reflects on early life in 1979 BBC interview

The singer spoke candidly about her childhood in rural Tennessee, her family's poverty, and the determination that helped her rise to international stardom.

Third time the charm? Democrat Christina Bohannan tries again in pivotal House race in Iowa

Bohannan is focusing on rural areas she previously lost, hoping to capitalize on Trump's declining popularity and economic issues.

With new stores, U.P. aims to integrate khadi with employment

U.P. government highlights its focus on village industries in khadi, handloom, and silk sectors for the rural economy and, for the generation of employment

Solar kiosks bring healthcare closer to patients in Chad

Solar-powered telemedicine is helping rural Chadians overcome distance and limited access to doctors.