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Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA
World
December 3, 2020
Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they were harassed or…
Photos: Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Society
November 12, 2020
Photos: Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Farida Aly spent decades performing blood tests, brain scans and personality tests before doctors issued the needed medical reports to…
Southwest can be sued for bumping passenger who spoke Arabic: U.S. judge
World
December 20, 2019
Southwest can be sued for bumping passenger who spoke Arabic: U.S. judge
(Reuters) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected Southwest Airlines Co’s (LUV.N) bid to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit by an…
Pope apologises to Roma for Catholic Church’s ‘discrimination’
World
June 3, 2019
Pope apologises to Roma for Catholic Church’s ‘discrimination’
Pope Francis apologized to the Roma people on Sunday for the Roman Catholic Church’s “discrimination” against them as he wrapped…
Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
World
May 16, 2019
Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
PENITAS, Panama (AP) — Venise Felizor lay on a mattress in a warehouse-turned-shelter on a hot, sticky afternoon with her…
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road
World
April 28, 2019
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road
Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese…
China says nearly 13,000 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Xinjiang
World
March 18, 2019
China says nearly 13,000 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Xinjiang
China on Monday defended its controversial security crackdown in the fractious far west region of Xinjiang, saying nearly 13,000 “terrorists”…
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
Society
February 15, 2019
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
Japan’s government introduced a bill Friday to recognize the country’s ethnic Ainu minority as an “indigenous” people for the first…
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election
Middle East
January 22, 2019
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election
HAIFA (Reuters) – Lawmakers representing Israeli Arabs plan to commandeer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim in the last election that…
Home ‘most dangerous place’ for women: UN study
Society
November 26, 2018
Home ‘most dangerous place’ for women: UN study
More than half the women who were murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making…