Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:

How a Sugar Industry Stamp of Approval Hid Coerced Hysterectomies

Much of what consumers buy is stamped “sustainable” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses, a New York Times investigation found.

Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise

In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.

‘Just Little Girls Who Wanted to Dance’: U.K. Town Mourns Knife-Attack Victims

A group of young girls were dancing to Taylor Swift songs in a studio on a quiet street in Southport, England. The day drastically changed after an attacker walked in and rampaged through the room with a knife, stabbing the children and two adults.

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