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In Mumbai's Dharavi, poverty is being curated, priced and sold to dollar-rich visitors. Slum tourism has been around in India for decades, but there is a thin line between giving context, and ...

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Five Iranian footballers made the heart-wrenching move to stay in Australia. For those who returned home, the decision was just as tough.

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