How people escape modern-day slavery in Pakistan

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Millions of people in Pakistan are trapped at brick kilns paying off debts that mysteriously keep growing. We followed one family's journey out.

This report on teens having to view horrific material to train AI is a really sad read

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Some teen workers who are labeling data to train AI are earning as little as $1 to $2 an hour, and are being exposed to concerning images and text, according to a Wired report.

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Russia is buying back weapons it sold to other countries as its arsenal runs low

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Moscow has sought deals to buy back helicopter engines it previously sold to other countries.

Pakistan forces out 1.7 million Afghan refugees

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After Pakistan's government ordered "illegal" refugees to leave the country by October 31, Afghan families flocked to the border to beat the deadline.

How limestone kilns are slowly killing entire families in Pakistan

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Thousands of workers in southern Pakistan spend their lives mining and cooking limestone. The process releases plumes of toxic smoke, polluting the environment and poisoning workers.

Cricket-mad India is hosting the World Cup – and tickets are reselling at astronomical prices

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Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

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The US told several Afghans to await relocation in Pakistan after escaping Taliban rule. Two years later, many are facing deportation.

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Afghan refugees await registration at a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office in Pakistan.

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Pakistan will do anything to get cheap oil as its economic crisis drags on — including paying for it in the Chinese yuan

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Supporters of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan, take part in an anti-government demonstration to a protest against the inflation and fuel price hike in Karachi on June 3, 2022.
Pakistan will do anything to get cheap oil as its economic crisis drags on — including paying for it in the Chinese yuan.

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I left Miami for a remote village in Pakistan. I have no running hot water and limited electricity — but my quality of life here is infinitely better.

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Samantha Shea on a day hike in the Hunza Valley.
What day hikes look like in Hunza Valley. I plan my schedule so I have some type of outdoor time every day.

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Pakistan just became the latest country to snap up cheap Russian oil

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An employee of a petrol station updates the latest fuel prices on a board in Karachi on February 16, 2023, after a hike in prices of petroleum products by the government.
Pakistan has placed it first order for discounted Russian oil, according to Reuters.

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