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These WWII shipwrecks are an ecological ticking timebomb in the Pacific

In waters across the Pacific, an untold amount of black, toxic oil is contained within the corroding wrecks of World War II ships. And it’s leaking into the ocean.
Shipwreck in the Solomon Islands.

The great divide: How 'chaos' at the border could decide the US election

On America’s southern border, there have been drastic moves to keep migrants out of the country, and to reshape the political debate inside it.
ABC News Article

The women taking on Putin’s propaganda machine from the bunkers of eastern Ukraine

Across Ukraine, women are doing the dangerous work of reporting on the war from the front line and keeping newsrooms going.
ABC News Article

The Japanese women fighting for a place in one of the last bastions of male sport

An ancient sport shrouded in mystery, professional sumo wrestling in Japan is reserved only for men. A group of young female warriors wants to change that.
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ABC News Article

The reality of Italy's one-euro-house dream

Small towns across Italy are selling homes for just 1 euro to survive terminal population decline. Foreign Correspondent travelled to Sicily to see what life's really like after you buy one.
The town of Mussomeli in Sicily.

Weeks before his alleged murder, Indian agents searched a separatist's home

Some were uniformed police, others were a part of India's notorious intelligence agencies.  
ABC News Article

Deep in the jungles of Borneo, the most ambitious project in Indonesia's history is taking shape

Indonesia's outgoing president is leaving his utopian vision for a jungle capital to his successors to build. But will they pull the plug?
ABC News Article

'Easy cash': How fake handbags are funnelling millions to organised crime

It’s never been easier to buy fake designer goods, but many fashion hunters would be shocked to learn where their money goes.
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Fake fashion Foreign Correspondent.

The tiny Caribbean nation demanding a reckoning for Britain's history of slavery

Barbados was Britain's first colony in the Caribbean and the place where a brutal system of slavery was perfected. Centuries later, demands for reparations are growing louder.
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A man with a knife cuts sugar cane.

Secret interviews with Iran's hidden resistance

They were driven into hiding by a brutal crackdown. Now, interviews recorded secretly in Iran reveal their fight is not over.
Amir.