Development

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What 1 billion Americans would mean for the US

The US has the world’s largest economy, but for how much longer?

What 1 billion Americans would mean for the US
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For refugees in Seattle, rising rents mean the search for home isn’t over

For refugees in Seattle, rising rents mean the search for home isn’t over
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How two Minnesotans turned their online popularity into big money for famine aid

How two Minnesotans turned their online popularity into big money for famine aid
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Myanmar's Inle Lake is just one small body of water, but this man is dedicating his life to saving it

Myanmar's Inle Lake is just one small body of water, but this man is dedicating his life to saving it
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A once-dreamy Haitian beach town picks up the pieces after Hurricane Matthew

A once-dreamy Haitian beach town picks up the pieces after Hurricane Matthew
Sammy Kang’ete, an intern from Kenya

Small farmers from around the world learn how they can grow far more food

In the hills north of San Francisco, a new form of farming is taking root. It's called biointensive farming, and it has the potential to give small farmers a much bigger impact on the global food supply.

Small farmers from around the world learn how they can grow far more food
The RefettoRio team of chef in action in Rio.

Gourmet chefs use Olympic seconds to cook up free meals for Rio's poorest

With all the attention being lavished on Rio, the city's poor have been largely left on the sideline. But one organization is hoping to give them a bit of a leg up while the city is in the spotlight.

Gourmet chefs use Olympic seconds to cook up free meals for Rio's poorest
Orianda, 60, was first diagnosed with HIV and tuberculosis in 2013. She has recovered from tuberculosis, but has a cane and wears a corset to support her frail body. Cape Town, 2016.

The grip of HIV and tuberculosis in South Africa: Portraits of survivors and those who are gone

Three years ago, photographer Misha Friedman traveled to South Africa. He went to Gugulethu, a township near Cape Town, to photograph several women living with HIV and tuberculosis. This year, he went back to try and find the women again. Some have since died. Friedman has now produced a new portrait series — focusing in part on those who were left behind and on the ongoing HIV crisis in South Africa — a country with the highest infection rate in the world.

The grip of HIV and tuberculosis in South Africa: Portraits of survivors and those who are gone
Children climb on a construction near a gravestone in the playground of the Sophienkirche day-care center in Berlin, Germany. The day-care is located on the grounds of the Sophienkirche church, and it’s playground occupies a space that was once the parish

Berlin's graveyards are being converted for use by the living

Space is at a premium in most big cities — but even then space is usually reserved for the dead. In Berlin, though, many old cemeteries are being converted as public spaces.

Berlin's graveyards are being converted for use by the living
Virunga rangers illegal fishing

What it's like to be married to the men doing 'the most dangerous conservation job in the world'

The rangers’ jobs are difficult, to be sure. But sometimes the work is even harder on their wives.

What it's like to be married to the men doing 'the most dangerous conservation job in the world'
Luis Ceze, the University of Washington Torode Family Career Development Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, and research scientist Lee Organick

Is DNA the future of digital data storage?

These engineers have figured out how to store digital information on DNA. And that’s big news.

Is DNA the future of digital data storage?
Girls sit inside the Life Line Trust orphanage in Salem in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on June 20, 2013.

In India, access to toilets remains a huge problem — worst of all for women and girls

Some 70 percent of households in India don’t have access to toilets. And the consequences for women are huge.

In India, access to toilets remains a huge problem — worst of all for women and girls
A US shipment of peanuts to Haiti

The US wants to give peanuts to malnourished Haitian kids. Why is that a problem?

Who could quibble with the US giving malnourished Haitian schoolchildren a shipment of US peanuts? There's history here, and a reason for suspicion.

The US wants to give peanuts to malnourished Haitian kids. Why is that a problem?
24-year-old Prapti Tamang's two-story house was destroyed during the 2015 earthquake.

Portraits from Nepal: Survivors struggle to rebuild a year after the deadly quake

It's been a year since the earthquake in Nepal. The devastating quake hit on April 25, 2015, killing almost 9,000 people and leaving many thousands homeless. Photographer Sonia Narang visited with several people who lost their homes, livelihoods or access to basic needs in the disaster.

Portraits from Nepal: Survivors struggle to rebuild a year after the deadly quake
Thai soldier keeping watch at Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok.

Southeast Asia hopes a new common market will give it clout, but it may have a weak link in Thailand

Not so long ago, Thailand could boast about having one of the fastest growth rates in the world. But political turbulence, protests and a couple of coups have taken their toll. And there's anxiety about what will happen when the beloved king dies. How might the new Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community help Thailand get its act back together? What risks does Thailand's volatility have for a nascent regional grouping, with big aspirations to counterbalance China?

Southeast Asia hopes a new common market will give it clout, but it may have a weak link in Thailand