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Women in UK, US Face Rampant Online Abuse [Report]
Female politicians and journalists of color in Britain and the U.S. are disproportionately targeted for online abuse, a new study...
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A German court sentenced a far-right activist to jail after he illegally sold guns online urging potential buyers to defend...
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Palestinian Authority Appeals for $350 Million in Aid for 2019
The appeal calls for $350 million in order to provide food, medical care, shelter, water, and sanitation services for the...
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France to Introduce $570 Million Tax on Large Internet, Tech Firms
France will introduce its own tax on large internet and technology companies like Facebook and Amazon from January 1, Finance...
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UN Warns Yemen Could Face ‘Much Worse’ in 2019
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday that "much worse" lay in store for Yemen in 2019 unless its warring parties...
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More Persecution Against LGBTI in Indonesia as Election Nears
The number of attacks against transgender individuals in Indonesia is seeing a rise ahead of the general election, with more...
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Marriage Just a Click Away for China’s Desperate Single Men
A decades-long one-child policy has created a yawning demographic disparity in China, with tens of millions more men than women.
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China Probes Two Canadians in Potential Retaliation Over Huawei Case
Friends and experts say Kovrig may have become a "hostage" and "pawn" in the feud between China, the U.S. and Canada.
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Denmark Makes Daycare Compulsory in Disadvantaged Areas With Large Migrant Populations
Denmark adopted legislation making daycare mandatory for all children over the age of one in disadvantaged neighborhoods, and parents who...
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Nations ‘Face Extinction’ Without Instant Climate Action
Dozens of nations threatened with catastrophe from unchecked climate change warned they "face extinction" without immediate action to rein in...
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Japan Picks Character for ‘Disaster’ as Symbol of 2018
Japan selected the character for "disaster" as its "defining symbol" for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by...
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Khashoggi, Other Targeted Journalists Named Time ‘Person of the Year’
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October, was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year," an honor he...
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US adds Pakistan to blacklist for religious freedom violations
The United States has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over its...
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Americans Remain Among Most Open Towards Immigrants [World Poll]
Pew’s findings suggest that President Donald Trump’s harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies are not broadly reflective of the attitudes of...
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Nadia Murad, Voice of Yazidis Who Still Can’t Return Home, Accepts Nobel Prize
Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, a survivor of Islamic State sex slavery, implored the global community to help free hundreds of...
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Everything to Know About the UN Migration Pact
U.N. experts say climate change and other factors will be drivers of future, big waves of migration.
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China Court Bans iPhone Sales in Patent Dispute
The court action comes amid a backdrop of increased trade tensions and the arrest in Canada of a top executive...
Read moreMore Than Half of Global Population Now Online: UN
For the first time more than half of the global population is online, the United Nations said Friday.
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Paris On Knife-Edge Ahead of New ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
Businesses in Paris battened down the hatches on Friday and streets were cleared of material that could be used as...
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EU Steps Up Fight Against Anti-Semitism as Hatred ‘Remains Widespread’
European Union countries agreed to intensify the fight against anti-Semitism and boost security for Jews throughout Europe.
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