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scene1_cropped Degenhart’s War
How one man tried to tackle deep-rooted corruption in Guatemala — and barely made it out alive.
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HEFEI, CHINA - DECEMBER 22: (CHINA OUT) A woman dressed as the mermaid performs with a turtle in a western restaurant on December 22, 2015 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. A ocean themed western restaurant let three women dressed as mermaids perform with a turtle and fishes in a large aquarium in Hefei. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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A group trying to rescue animals from Fort McMurray wait at road block on Highway 63 near as smoke rises from a forest fire near Fort McMurray, Alberta on May 6, 2016. Canadian police led convoys of cars through the burning ghost town of Fort McMurray Friday in a risky operation to get people to safety far to the south.In the latest chapter of the drama triggered by monster fires in Alberta's oil sands region, the convoys of 50 cars at a time are driving through the city at about 50-60 kilometers per hour (30-40 miles per hour) TV footage showed. / AFP / Cole Burston/ (Photo credit should read COLE BURSTON//AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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A home guard walks through a Mandera suburb late at night. Many homeguards chew the local stimulant khat to stay alert. Hiking the ‘Rat Tracks,’ Hunting for al-Shabab
Meet the khat-chewing, rifle-toting volunteer army that forms Kenya’s first line of defense against the Somali terrorist group.
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NUBA_13crop2 ‘The Shrapnel Finds Us Wherever We Hide’
Sudan’s Janjaweed are back. Only this time they’re better armed.
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A picture taken in Calais on October 7, 2015 shows a site dubbed the "New Jungle", where some 3,000 people have set up camp -- most seeking desperately to get to England, . The slum-like migrant camp sprung up after the closure of notorious Red Cross camp Sangatte in 2002, which had become overcrowded and prone to violent riots. However migrants and refugees have kept coming and the "New Jungle" has swelled along with the numbers of those making often deadly attempts to smuggle themselves across the Channel. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN Longform’s Picks of the Week
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Korengal_Valley_2003[1] But Will It Scale in Kabul?
As troops draw down in Afghanistan, a handful of ambitious U.S. veterans are launching start-ups in the country where they once went to war.
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A man looks for a remote surfing spot in a fjord near Flakstad, near Ramberg, in Lofoten archipelago, Arctic Circle, on March 14, 2016. / AFP / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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Decoder_top-image Decoder: North Korea’s Maritime Industry
How U.N. sanctions targeting the Hermit Kingdom's shipping business awaken Pyongyang’s creative spirit.
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Landscape2 The Blood Rubies of Montepuez
Some 40 percent of the world’s rubies lie in one mining concession in Mozambique, where a troubling pattern of violence and death contradicts the claim of “responsibly sourced.”
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Elahi-HeaderInfiniteLoop2s How to Invade Your Own Privacy So the Government Doesn’t Have To
In 2002, the FBI mistakenly identified Hasan Elahi as a terrorist. Since then, he’s offered free self-surveillance, posting more than 80,000 pictures online for the bureau — and the world — to see.
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BELLO, COLOMBIA – November 4: Four year-old Baruj Cano watches as his father and other men from Bello’s Jewish community read from the Torah. (Photo by Paul Smith/For the Washington Post) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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After hosting the Eurovision in 2012 and the European Games in 2015 Baku acts as a picture postcard of the country's newfound prosperity, but also of its contrasts. The country is home to known energy reserves of around a billion barrels of oil and 1.3 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. But if until now Azerbaijan did not have to worry much about paying the bills ? they do now. The slump in global oil prices has put a crimp in the country?s budget. A patient feet in a crude oil bath treatment. Patients comes here to receive crude oil treatment here among other medical treatment. Naftalan, Azerbaijan Aperture: Exit the King
Oil has been a boon in Azerbaijan’s economic growth. But will black gold also cause the country's demise?
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Asteroid_image1 The Asteroid Miner’s Guide to the Galaxy
U.S. companies are preparing to tap the solar system’s riches. But will they share the trillion-dollar deep-space market with hungry foreign competitors?
