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  JAPAN

  The plight of Japan's homeless

  Homelessness hit Japan hard during the recession of the early 1990s - and it's on the rise again now. Critics say the government needs to do more.
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  AFRICA

  Pygmies: endangered people

  At the heart of the Congo forest lives one of the oldest populations in the world, pygmies. They represent around 1% of the population, and are routinely abused and exploited by Bantus, the main ethnic group.
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  CARING

  Haiti after the storms

  Four devastating storms as many weeks have left scores of Haitians without food, clean water or shelter. Nicolas Ransom and Mary McCarthy travelled to the northern city of Gonaives, one of the country's worst-hit areas.
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  CARING

  Bolivia's modern slaves

  The Guarani, a South-American indigenous people, were reduced to servitude by colonisation. To this day, their basic rights continue to be violated, but new land ownership legislation is allowing some to start a new life.
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  HAITI

  Malnutrition ravaging Haiti

  Decades of vicious dictatorship have turned Haiti into one of the world's poorest countries. Inhabitants are paying a high price, with malnutrition the norm. NGOs have declared the country a humanitarian state of emergency. (Report: J. Bonnard)
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  CHINA - ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

  The ugly business of Chinese organ harvests

  Hundreds of wealthy foreigners flock to China as a shortcut to the organ transplant that could save their life, but few know that their "donors" are often unwilling death-sentence convicts. A look behind the scenes of this morbid trade.
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  THAILAND - TEXTILE

  Made in Thailand, made in hell?

  With the Olympic Games fast approaching, the Thai textile world has increased its rhythm of sportswear production. But workers are often illegal aliens, mostly from Burma, living in very difficult conditions and for miserable wages.
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  CHINA - EARTHQUAKE

  They survived the Sichuan earthquake

  Sichuan survived one of the most devastating natural disasters in 21st century China but is now surrounded by desolation and lost lives. In this ruined region, it will take years for wounds to heal. (Report: J. Calderon, H. Araujo)
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  LEBANON

  Saida's mount doom

  The city of Saida in Lebanon has been defaced by a mountain of waste. 50 meters high and 375 meters long, it is causing severe health problems and making it near impossible to work at sea. (Report: Jean-Maris Quéméner, Mohamad Hanoun)
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  CYCLONE NARGIS

  Burma's popular mobilisation

  Since the passing of Cyclone Nargis, the people of Burma have been struggling to channel aid towards those in need, just as the country's military junta rebuffed foreign offers of help. (Report: A.Boussat and A.Beaumont)
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  CARING - SPAIN

  Canada Real Galiana, the slum of shame

  A few kilometres south of Spain's capital Madrid, the largest slum of western Europe contains nearly 40,000 people. The authorities are trying, in vain, to discourage settlement in Canada Real Galiana. (Report: A. Percept, C. Perrouault)
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  AFGHANISTAN

  Kabul looking for a way to stop opium production

  Opium production in Afghanistan hit an all-time record in 2007. The government tried to set up eradication programs but farmers, often mired in debt, are reluctant to stop a very profitable business. (Report: C. Billet, T. Luddin)
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  CHINA

  A little sunshine for the children of Chinese prisoners

  Every year, China incarcerates around 400,000 people, whose children are left on their own. This is where the Sun Village steps in. (Report: Julie Calderon, Heriberto Araujo and Forrest Shen)
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  CARING

  The crushing burden of microcredit

  In Bangladesh, FRANCE 24 reporters find that far from alleviating poverty, microcredit has been plunging people deeper into debt.
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  CARING - SIERRA LEONE

  400,000 patients, one psychiatrist

  400,000 mental patients count on Sierra Leone's only psychiatrist or ineffective traditional medicine for treatment. Dr. Nahim uses controversial methods, but do people have the choice? (Report: I.Taoufiki)
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  AFGHANISTAN

  The women of Kandahar

  The women of Kandahar are often widows struggling to feed their families. Although many of them are uneducated, they have taken matters into their own hands to make up for the government’s lack of support. (Report: Claire BILLET)
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  SRI LANKA

  Helping Tamil civilians locked in endless war

  Two communities are locked in a tragic conflict that has spanned 30 years and cost at least 70,000 lives. (Report: C.Henry, C.Simon, S.Daguerressar). WARNING: some images are distressing.