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Philippines drug war sparks outrage, fear (2016)

Rohingya children walking in the floodwater with their school bags going to their learning center. (July 7, 2019)

Monsoon floods hit overcrowded Rohingya refugee camp

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By killing whales, is Japan trying to revive a dying industry?

A captured minke whale is lifted by a crane into a truck bed at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture on July 1, 2019. - Japanese whalers brought ashore their first catches on July 1 as they resumed commercial hunting after a three-decade hiatus, brushing aside criticism from activists who say the practice is cruel and outdated. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commercial whaling has been banned for three decades. Japan just resumed it with two kills

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By killing whales, Japan seeks to revive a dying industry

Japan resumes commercial whaling amid backlash

TOPSHOT - This overhead view shows thousands of protesters marching through the street as they take part in a new rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019. - Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong on June 16 as public anger seethed following unprecedented clashes between protesters and police over an extradition law, despite a climbdown by the city's embattled leader. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Massive protests pack streets of Hong Kong

A protester throws a tear gas canister fired by police during a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. - Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on June 12 as police tried to stop protesters storming the city's parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. (Photo by DALE DE LA REY / AFP)

Several injured as Hong Kong protesters clash with police