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Emerging from the dark: ending the stigma around periods
Though an estimated 800 million women are menstruating as you read this, periods can be associated with silence and shame. We explore efforts to change this, from outlawing menstrual seclusion, to a campaign to introduce a period emoji
New online platform aims to harness the power of community to support ethical retail
A digital platform has launched that seeks to harness consumer power to create a more democratic economy
HIV life expectancy is now ‘near-normal’ due to new drugs
Young people who are taking the latest HIV drugs have a near-normal life expectancy as a result of improvements in treatments, a study suggests
Maasai men stand up for the last male rhino of its kind
Tribesmen in Kenya are using cricket to raise awareness about an endangered rhino
Residents transform ‘drab’ Indonesian village with rainbow facelift
A small district in Indonesia has become known as the ‘rainbow village’
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Claudia Marinaro, a scriptwriter for a play that deals with a conversion to Islam within an atheist Dutch family, explores how theatre can challenge prejudices
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Being mankind: new issue of Positive News magazine focuses on masculinity
From LA’s ‘gangsta gardener’ to a stay-at-home man in Hertfordshire, the new issue of Positive News magazine interviews people who are ‘rewriting the man code’
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The human race: the rise and rise of mass participation sports
From running while being pelted by rainbow-coloured paint, to splashing through open water alongside hundreds of swimmers, a new wave of exercise events puts taking part over times or techniques. We chart the rise and rise of mass participation sports
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4 projects tackling period poverty
Our pick of initiatives aiming to make menstruation sanitary products accessible to all
In Tunisia, one of the world’s biggest exporters of jihadists, Girl Scouts are helping combat extremism
Young people in Tunisia face a very real risk of becoming radicalised. Many members of Les Scouts Tunisiens have friends and family who have left to fight for extremist causes, so the organisation wants to reverse the trend by promoting peace and tolerance
50 years after the summer of love, does the spirit of ’67 live on in San Francisco?
It’s half a century since the summer of love changed San Francisco forever. Today, big tech has moved in, while artists have moved out in search of cheaper cities. James Stewart visited to take the temperature of this famous hippy hotspot
The language of love: 10 untranslatable words that express what English can’t
Love can leave us feeling lost for words, but sometimes it's the limitations of our mother tongues that let us down. Here are 10 words from around the world for when 'I love you' just won't cut it
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