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September 20, 2019 | NBC News
How Women in Poverty Are Supplying America’s Market for Hair
Poverty pushes Cambodian women to sell their hair, feeding demands for first-world vanity.
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May 01, 2018 | NBC News
Police Learn Military Combat Techniques to Fight off Active Shooters
Local police departments are turning to private training organizations that specialize in military combat techniques, as they prepare to possibly face an active shooter.
February 01, 2018 | NBC News
Repairing Broken Bonds: How Families Rebuild Ties After Migration
After parents immigrate to provide for their families, they struggle to stay connect with their children.
January 26, 2018 | NBC News
Bolivia Wrestles with Protecting Child Workers as Young as 10
Bolivian President Evo Morales earlier this month unveiled new decrees to protect children and adolescents, but critics said the government struggles to safeguard children who work as young as 10.
December 04, 2017 | NBC News
Kenyan Entrepreneurs Help Youth Thrive in Africa's Emerging 'Silicon Valley'
Kenyan entrepreneurs help Africa's aspiring engineers succeed.
November 20, 2017 | NBC News
Kenyan School Is Producing Next Generation of Engineers
The Moringa School is providing tech training to students in Kenya. Participants learn how to code and develop mobile apps. The school says they have a 95 percent job placement rate for graduates.
November 17, 2017 | NBC News
Kenyan Wildlife Nursery Gives Baby Elephants a Second Chance
At risk of extinction in as little as 10 years, African conservation groups work to protect one of the continent’s most precious animals.
October 05, 2017 | NBC News
What Will Climate Change Do to Peru's Cloud Forests?
Dan Metcalfe wants to know what will happen to cloud forests when the mist that bathes them disappears, as climate models predict will occur later this century.
January 05, 2016 | NBC News
At Year’s End, Cubans Long for Relatives Left Behind
The biggest wave of Cuban migration since the 1990s has divided families, causing anguish and uncertainty. Cubans say they don't expect to see their relatives back home for at least a year.
December 24, 2015 | NBC News
Christmas Fever Hits Cuba, But Gifts Elusive for Many
Inflatable Santas and other trappings of Christmas have sprung up all over Havana. Many Cubans making less than $20 a month say they can barely afford gifts, but have plenty of holiday spirit.
September 18, 2015 | NBC News
In Cuba, Democracy Activists and Dissidents Hope to Meet with Pope
Human rights activists want to meet with Pope Francis when he visits Cuba in September. Government supporters fear dissidents will try to disrupt the pope's visit.
April 30, 2014 | NBC News
Greenland Comes Face to Face with an Unlikely Predator
Climate change is causing a small hunting village in Greenland to come face to face with an unlikely predator: polar bears.