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Myanmar’s Strongman President Is on a Global Quest for Legitimacy. Next Stop, Malaysia.

After trading his military uniform for civilian clothes, Myanmar’s strongman president, U Min Aung Hlaing, is in Malaysia, his ninth stop on a search for international legitimacy.

Hannah Beech and Zunaira SaieedInternational RelationsWar and Armed Conflicts

Al JazeeraOct 8Preview

Shoot the People: Global Activism through Misan Harriman’s Lens

Influential British Nigerian photographer and activist Misan Harriman captures global protests that drive social change.

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GuardianOct 8Preview

‘Cancer is tripling and will keep increasing’: first African to lead global action against disease ready for battle

With cancer cases rising fastest in poorer countries, Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, president-elect of the Union for International Cancer Control, says Africa needs investment in research, diagnosis and preventionWhen Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu last saw Gloria in Abuja, the young breast cancer patient was so ill that she was in hospital. The cancer had spread to her bones and lungs, and she was struggling with complications from the disease.Then, at a global conference on cancer thousands of miles away in Hong Kong last month, Bagudu saw her again. Gloria was walking with a stick because of the cancer in her hips, but she was attending sessions, speaking about her experience and advocating for other patients. Continue reading...

John MusenzeGlobal developmentGlobal health