Residents can trade discarded plastic for "green points", or credits, they can redeem for services such as drinking water, toilets, showers, laundry and even meals.

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In Kawangare, one of the many “informal settlements” – or slums – in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Jane is often worried about the weather. The droughts and flood events that hit her neighbourhood are ...

We need studies on existing infections and the seroprevalence of other coronavirus species.

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A new study shows that more than 60% of buildings housing the wealthiest classes also housed unskilled laborers. The post ...

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