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12 July 2023, 08:15

Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency said on Wednesday.

Read the full story, “Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare”, on globalissues.org

12 July 2023, 08:15

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - When President Ferdinand Marcos was running an authoritarian regime in the Philippines (1965-1986), he was once asked about rumors of rigged elections in his country.

“I promised I will give you the right to vote,” he said, according to a joke circulating at that time, “But I did not say anything about counting those votes”

Read the full story, “Is the Philippines a Beneficiary of US-Chinese Confrontation?”, on globalissues.org

12 July 2023, 08:15

NAIROBI, Jul 11 (IPS) - East African international students could soon easily study in neighbouring countries after the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) proposed a new qualification framework to mitigate the difficulties faced when seeking education across borders.

Read the full story, “East African International Students to Benefit from Single Qualification Framework”, on globalissues.org

12 July 2023, 08:15
Anti-proposal activists demonstrated nationwide all day, including at mass protest at Ben Gurion International Airport.
12 July 2023, 08:15
Beijing rejects NATO concern over its 'stated ambitions', criticises presence of four Asian countries at Vilnius summit.
12 July 2023, 08:15
Censors want a 'cartoonish map' depicting China's claim over the South China Sea blurred from the film.
12 July 2023, 08:15
Success of Zhuque-2 puts China ahead of US firms SpaceX and Blue Origin in developing methane-fuelled space rockets.
12 July 2023, 08:15
After fleeing war in Mozambique and then economic peril in Zimbabwe, Luciano Chataika has found a home away from home.
12 July 2023, 08:15
Tens of thousands of people are held in protracted isolation with dire implications for their health, rights groups say.
12 July 2023, 08:15
NATO leaders are meeting in the Lithuanian capital against the backdrop of Russia's continuing invasion of Ukraine.