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Jamil Jivani, a Conservative rookie member of Parliament, follows an American playbook to win over young men on college campuses.

After a long battle with drug addiction, Sae Joon Park felt settled in a new life. But he was deported last year and is now fighting to get back to Hawaii.

The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Isata Dumbuya, a nurse and midwife, has made it her mission to change that.