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Weekly News Roundup: Progressive candidates flourish in US primaries, Monsoon death toll climbs, & Chinese Muslims protest state repression

By Annie Baker, August 21, 2018

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

Social Enterprise

Video: Colombia: Cultivating Peace on a Farm

By Annie Baker, August 7, 2018

Today, two years after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia formally disbanded, Marcos Martinez works at a farm cooperative with other ex-combattants to bring peace and nourishment back to the region.

Weekly news roundup: Zimbabwe sees electoral violence, Yemen conflict worsens, and US economic forecasts look grim.

By Taylor Lewis, August 5, 2018

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

Value Chains

China Seeks to Soften the Blow of US Tariffs

By Taylor Lewis, August 1, 2018

China continues to stimulate domestic economic growth as trade war looms.

Weekly News Roundup: Khan poised to take power in Pakistan, tensions over trade continue, and Indian citizens await ruling on homosexuality

By Annie Baker, July 31, 2018

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

Social Enterprise

WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP: IRAN & INDIA MAKE DEALS, OUTBREAK AT WINTER OLYMPICS, GUN VIOLENCE AROUND THE WORLD

Last week's headlines from around the world.

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