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2019/05/08

Iran said it had stopped respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a 2015 deal with major powers until...

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South Africa: Struggling 25 Years After Apartheid

2019/05/07

With elections upcoming, South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries and is held back by corruption and crime...

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US Climate Skeptics Send Shivers Through Arctic Cooperation

2019/05/07

For the first time in over two decades, member states of the Arctic Council failed to agree on a final...

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Israelis, Palestinians Welcome Truce But Fear More Violence

2019/05/06

Following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, civilians in Gaza and Israel said they fear violence will resume without a...

Goldman Sachs is under scrutiny in connection to the 1MDB scandal

Business

Ex-Goldman Banker Extradited to US Over Multi-Billion-Dollar Scandal

2019/05/06

A former Goldman Sachs banker has been extradited from Malaysia to the United States to face charges linked to the...

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil after clearcutting.

Environment

‘Transformative Change’ Necessary to Prevent Mass Extinction: Major UN Report

2019/05/06

A landmark UN report found humans are causing a rapid acceleration in species loss that could ultimately threaten civilization and...

Ukraine Prepares for Elections: “President has to Change”

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Ukraine: a Puzzling Leader in Women’s Reproductive Rights

by Hannah Leibson

2019/05/05

An unlikely state has seemingly emerged as the global leader in women’s sexual and reproductive autonomy - Ukraine.

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Grim Outlook for Undocumented Women and Children in Iraq [Report]

by Hannah Leibson

About 45,000 children are currently lacking Iraqi-recognized civil identification that bars them from accessing basic rights.

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Cash-Strapped Tripoli Residents Grim as Ramadan Looms

Shoppers throng Tripoli's Souk al-Hout market but their mood is sombre as Libya's capital is again hit by violence and...

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Assange UK Bail Sentence ‘Disproportionate:’ UN Experts

The 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for breaching a British court's bail conditions seven years ago...

Protesters barricade the streets of Cadjehoun in Benin. Photo: AFP

Democracy at Risk

Benin Troops Maintain Tight Clampdown After Post-Election Violence

Soldiers firing automatic rifles on Thursday broke up hundreds of protestors demonstrating against controversial parliamentary polls, inflicting casualties, an eye-witness...

Protestors in Sudan wave a giant Sudanese flag above a crows of demonstrators

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Sudan Protesters Mass as Standoff with Military Drags On

Crowds of Sudanese demonstrators began converging outside the army headquarters in Khartoum Thursday for a "million-strong" march to press for...

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Eight Migrants Die Under ‘Inhumane Conditions’ in Yemen: UN

Eight Africa migrants have died in makeshift camps in war-hit Yemen, the U.N. said Thursday, warning thousands were living under...

white supremacy, trump, america identity, charlottesville

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With Surge in Right-Wing Violence, US Muslims Prepare for the Worst Ahead of Ramadan

by Bryan Bowman

As Muslims across the United States prepare to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, mosques have been taking measures to...

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Top Democrats Call For Trump’s Attorney General to Resign

Top Democrats including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris - both of whom are presidential candidates - have called for...

A protestor wearing a yellow vest (gilet jaune) throws a tear gas canister back at police during a protest in Paris

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Police Clash With Hardliners as Thousands Hit Paris on May Day

2019/05/01

Paris riot police fired teargas as they squared off against hardline demonstrators among tens of thousands of May Day protesters...

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Assange Jailed for 50 Weeks for UK Bail Breach

2019/05/01

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a court order seven years ago when he...

Venezuelan opposition activists clash with the police during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro on April 6, 2017 in Caracas

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Maduro Appears to Maintain Control in Venezuela Following ‘Attempted Coup’

2019/04/30

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that troops had joined his campaign to oust...

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Int’l Community ‘Increasingly Responsible’ for China’s Uighur Abuses [US Report]

by Bryan Bowman

2019/04/29

According to the State Department, between 800,000 and two million Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s restive Xinjiang province have...

EU and British flags fly near Westminster, London.

Business

New UK Rules Over Rape Victims’ Digital Data Spark Criticism

2019/04/29