
No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape
Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it…
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Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPFor days now, several cities at the heart of China's deadly coronavirus epidemic have not recorded any new infections --…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPBangkok's future hangs in the balance. Rising sea levels, unchecked development, groundwater extraction, and rapid urban population growth has left…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won global acclaim for her response to the Christchurch mosque shootings -- but 12…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPSudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPOlivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health. Properly. No more euphemisms, no more opaque marketing, no more superstitions,…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPA US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPSudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPThe Pentagon has been issuing near daily announcements of new strikes against the Islamic militants of Shebab in Somalia, seemingly…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPItaly prepared Saturday to quarantine more than 10 million people around the financial capital Milan and the tourist mecca Venice…
Published on 08.03.2020 by AFP AFPSaudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew for allegedly plotting a coup, three sources told…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPSaudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew for allegedly plotting a coup, three sources told…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPLebanon said Saturday it would default on its Eurobond debt for the first time and seek out restructuring agreements due…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPBrazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro called Saturday on his backers to take to the streets next weekend to show their…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPThousands of Burkina Faso civil servants took to the streets of Ouagadougou on Saturday to protest against a new tax…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPCyprus police sprayed tear gas on Saturday as several hundred people protested against the closure of crossings on the divided…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPAfter her friends were killed in transphobic attacks at home in Brazil, Ariella Moura intends to make a statement against…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPBritish police said Saturday they were reviewing an investigation into the disappearance of the ruler of Dubai's daughter after a…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPGreece plans to build two new temporary camps to house hundreds of additional asylum seekers who arrived after a surge…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the Turkish coastguard to stop migrants from making risky Aegean sea crossings, as fresh clashes…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPBritish police said Saturday they were reviewing an investigation into the disappearance of the ruler of Dubai's daughter after a…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPKabul was reeling Saturday after Islamic State jihadists killed 32 people and wounded dozens more, with injured survivors describing scenes…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPItaly on Saturday began recruiting retired doctors as part of urgent efforts to bolster the healthcare system with 20,000 additional…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPKabul was reeling Saturday after Islamic State jihadists killed 32 people and wounded dozens more, with injured survivors describing scenes…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPDR Congo's sacked former deputy chief of military intelligence, who was under European Union sanctions, died by hanging, President Felix…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPThe Indian government backtracked Saturday after slapping a 48-hour ban on two TV channels for what officials called biased coverage…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPNine people were killed in a bloody confrontation Friday in western Mexico between a criminal gang and agents investigating a…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPTwo people have tested positive for the new coronavirus after taking part in a pro-Israel lobby group's conference in Washington…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPHazra Begum has been living in fear since witnessing men chanting Hindu religious slogans hack, bludgeon and burn Muslims to…
Published on 07.03.2020 by AFP AFPIn a dingy room reeking of blood and sweat in Guinea's capital Conakry, a volunteer doctor treats a man with…
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