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A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

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In Zimbabwe's Life Lines, we meet a young man who survives by selling basic goods on the black market.

In defiance of repressive laws curtailing public gatherings, a women's empowerment movement stages non-violent street protests to agitate bread-and-butter issues.

One of Foreign Policy magazine's top 20 public intellectuals explains why he believes that the new power-sharing agreement between President Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is the best way forward.

Photos of daily life taken by a resident of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city.