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Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge
After Covid lockdowns hit both demand and supply, production is at record levels, the UN says.
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Deforestation 'fast outstripping' regrowth, say Bristol scientists
Recovering forests offset just 26% of carbon emissions from new logging and wildfire, say scientists.
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Taiwan ally Honduras seeks diplomatic switch to China
The island will have formal diplomatic ties with only 13 countries if Honduras switches.
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Migrants rush US border after asylum app failures
A clash between border patrol and migrants breaks out after a large group rushed the US-Mexico border.
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Colombia: Watch: Police held hostage in Colombia protest
Police officers and employees from an oilfield company have been taken hostage by rural communities.
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Bolivian man's tearful account of being lost in Amazon jungle for 31 days
Jhonattan Acosta had to resort to eating insects after getting lost while on a hunting trip a month ago.
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Thailand: Parliament dissolved ahead of May election
Opinions polls say former PM Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn is widely favoured to become the next PM.
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Australian former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz held over alleged war crime in Afghanistan
Oliver Schulz, 41, faces charges over the 2012 murder of an Afghan man, Australian police say.
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Why asylum seekers are choosing Canada in record numbers
Tens of thousands are crossing into Canada via Roxham Road, an unofficial border in upstate New York.
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Prosecuting Donald Trump would be politically motivated, say Republicans
Members of the ex-president's party claim prosecutors investigating him are part of the "radical left".
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Menindee: Australia begins mass fish death clean-up
Authorities are working out what to do with millions of rotting fish.
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Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago?
The US and three allies invaded Iraq 20 years ago, but most countries were against the war.