Swiss To Vote On 'Burqa Ban' Plan
Geneva (AFP): Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils..
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Success Story Hong Kong Reimposes Tough New Virus Restrictions
Hong Kong (AFP): Hong Kong reimposed tough social distancing measures on Wednesday -- shuttering many businesses and making facemasks on public transport mandatory -- after a ...
read moreApplications Call For UN Young Leaders For Sustainable Developement Goals
Every two years, 17 young change-makers are recognized for their leadership and contribution to a more sustainable world. Convened by the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, ...
read moreCall For Applications: United Nations Youth Champions For Disarmament
United nations: The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is looking for young persons (ages 18 – 24) motivated to use their talents to help ...
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Smartphones Transformed Everything. Now, There’s More Disruption To Come.
Illustrations from the last decade of our smartphone coverage, by (from left) Jon Krause (“Step Away From the Phone,” 2018) and Rami Niemi (“The New
read moreFemale Owners Encourage Young Women To Pursue Football Path
FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2020, file photo, Sheila Ford Hamp, Detroit Lions principal owner and chairman, watches during..
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Overseas Fans Likely To Be Barred From Tokyo Games: Local Media
Tokyo (AFP): Overseas spectators are likely to be shut out from the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese media reported Thursday, after organisers..
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Messi, A 'Classico' And An 'Olympico' - What To Watch In Europe This Weekend
Paris (AFP): Lionel Messi will hope to carry on his superb recent form in La Liga, while AC Milan's Serie..
COVID-19: New Surveys Show Poverty Crisis In Asia
Findings from World Vision’s Out of Time report reinforce predictions of an emerging global poverty and food insecurity crisis. According to the United Nations, COVID-19..
read moreVirus Misinformation Fuels Panic In Asia
Hong Kong (AFP): False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of panic buying,..
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When Will Children Be Able To Get COVID-19 Vaccines?
2021-03-04NEW YORK (AP) — When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? It depends on the child’s age, but some..
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Globes Fashion: How To Create Red Carpet Moments At Virtual Gala
Los Angeles (AFP): With the stars mainly at home or in hotel rooms for Sunday's Golden..
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Black Lives Matter Designers Make History In Milan
A model presents a creation by Senegalese fashion designer, Pape Mocodou Fall, aka Mokodu from..
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In this image made from video, Koko Kondo speaks during an video interview ...
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With No End In Sight To The Coronavirus, Some Teachers Are Retiring Rather Than Going Back To School
When Christina Curfman thought about whether she could return to her second-grade classroom ...
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New Delhi, India: Mansoor Khan and his wife Latifa Bibi (pictured below) have been ...
Greta Thunberg Reflects On Living Through Multiple Crises In A 'Post-Truth Society'
2020-11-03
Time’s Most Influential Indigenous Activist: ‘Capitalism Destroys The Whole Planet’
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NGO Report Details IS Group’s ‘Abyss Of Horror’ In Northern Syria
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Covid-19: How Close Are We To A Vaccine And Who Will Get It First?
2020-04-13
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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, pro-democracy demonstrators march to ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP): Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg is back. She joined fellow demonstrators ...
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Wearing white ribbons, publicly hacking off their hair and making ...
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