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Ex-Trump official and abstinence advocate strikes secretive health deal in Uganda

Key documents relating to Valerie Huber’s Protego project being kept away from the public eye

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Big Tech

Profiteers are exploiting US conspiracies and hate to make millions

Toxic lies being used to push bitcoin scams and MAGA shirts to Facebook users in run-up to US election

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Environment

G4S guards accused of brutal attack at Del Monte’s Kenyan pineapple farm

Former guards on Kenyan mega-farm were accused of killings. Now staff from new global contractor are accused of unprovoked violence

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Environment

Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company

Complex series of deals meant money lent to huge polluter did not affect bank’s climate targets

Environment

Cargill cows contaminated with vital antibiotics

Cattle slaughtered at Cargill meat-packing plants tested positive for traces of some of the most important drugs for human health

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Our impact

The Enablers

Vitesse accountants given record fine by Dutch regulator

Seven-figure penalty follows TBIJ revelations about club’s hidden financial connections to Roman Abramovich

Environment

Congo calls off oil and gas auction following allegations of backroom deals

Decision comes after TBIJ’s revelations of preferential treatment and alleged auction-rigging

Family Court Files

Kristoffer White: TBIJ wins court battle to publish name of sex offender

Ruling hailed as ‘important decision’ in ensuring family courts are not exploited by perpetrators

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TBIJ beats two-year ‘SLAPP’ lawsuit

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has overcome a two-year libel suit from a multibillion dollar company formerly linked to Kazakhstan’s ruling elite after the claim was dropped in June.

Explainers

Trapped in work

Employment Rights Bill: will new unfair dismissal rules help seasonal workers?

Proposals may improve the outlook for vulnerable migrant workers – but do not address the root of the problem

Trans+ Voices

Trans+ suicides in the UK: why are reporting guidelines part of the debate?

Coroners and charities have drawn a link between lack of access to healthcare and subsequent suicides. But gender critical campaigners have long disputed the evidence

The Enablers

Illegal donations: how does dark money get into UK politics?

Parties’ growing reliance on private cash has opened up the entire system to foreign influence

Global Superbugs

What is antimicrobial resistance – and why is it a global health threat?

Drug-resistant infections are a growing threat worldwide. Here’s the science behind it – and how we can tackle the issue

City law firm sought ‘eye-watering’ £1.1m costs from climate protesters

DLA Piper’s demands from campaigners included £2,500 for a list of its own fees

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Global Superbugs

‘The final warning sign’: drug-resistant typhoid is spreading across Pakistan

The vast majority of people around the world who get sick from typhoid are now infected by a drug-resistant strain. Options are limited and death rates are higher.

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