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Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power
Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power
by  AFP

Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition. India pioneered the use of solar panels over canals a decade ago, reducing evaporation as they generate power.

Scarring for life: traditional practice fades in Sudan
Scarring for life: traditional practice fades in Sudan
by  AFP

Kholoud Massaed of the Hadaria tribe in Sudan vividly recalls the day her face was scarred with a sharp blade, an ancient practice that was once common. Tribal scarring, an ancient practice that used to be commonplace in Sudan, involves marking the skin, mainly to identify tribal affiliation or as a symbol of attractiveness.

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