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Racism amid pandemic: Low- and middle-income countries faced 'systemic racism' in the global COVID-19 response, reveals report
Researchers studying communities in 14 low and middle-income countries and territories found that a…
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Modern slavery is a massive problem - here's how to fix it
The Global Fund to End Slavery, which is reported to have substantial seed money from Andrew Forres…
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Two men were jailed under modern slavery laws for exploiting Sports Direct's warehouse workers
The news represents a fresh blow to the reputation of the retailer, and particularly its Shirebrook…
Thomas Colson
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A recent spy case shows how China has been able to pull off its whirlwind military modernization
A rare conviction of a senior Chinese intelligence officer sheds light on China's shadowy effort to…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Brazil Has A Brilliant Approach To Ending Modern-Day Slavery
In May 2012, Brazil amended its constitution to allow the government to take property from those wh…
Natasha Bertrand
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Global shares gain as trillion-dollar Tesla brightens tech sector and commodities cool off
Elon Musk's electric carmaker joined the $1-trillion club ahead of more Big Tech earnings, while Ca…
Amanda Cooper
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The 30 Million People Subjected To Modern-Day Slavery In One Harrowing Map
A new Global Slavery Index has estimated that 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day …
Michael Kelley
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Thousands of North Korean women are being forced into sexual slavery in China, rights group says
According to the Walk Free Foundation, one in every 10 people living in North Korea is forced into …
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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IBM scoops up cloud services provider Nordcloud as it looks to take on AWS, Microsoft and Google
Tech giant IBM has announced to acquire Nordcloud, a European leader in cloud implementation, appli…
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The luxury sector is bracing itself for its worst year in modern history
These shoppers have not only not been able to shop in their own country as stores and malls across …
Mary Hanbury
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Global NGOs call on the Biden administration to concoct a plan for sharing vaccine surplus with nations in need
The letter called for urgency as the US's vaccination rate speeds up and demand is met so that the …
Azmi Haroun
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People are stealing masks and other sterile supplies from hospitals and research facilities amid a global shortage
Under the 2005 PREP Act, companies are waived from claims of legal liability when the government co…
Connor Perrett,Connor Perrett
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These Heartbreaking Photos Show How Slavery Isn't A Thing Of The Past
She was showing an exhibition at the Vancouver Peace Summit when an abolitionist with Free The Slav…
Harrison Jacobs
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These satirical illustrations aptly describe the problems we face today
Modernization has made our lives much easier than it was before. We spend less than half the amount…
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Someone used more modern metrics to measure the Chinese economy - and it's ugly
CB has now adopted estimates by Professor Wu and the late Professor Maddison. What is the differenc…
Linette Lopez
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A massive solar storm could wipe out almost all of our modern technology without warning
We'd have some warning; instruments all over the world and in space now monitor the sun every secon…
Rafi Letzter
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Even a 'limited' nuclear war could trigger cruel nuclear winters and global famine
It's worth noting that the bombs in that scenario, as powerful as the "Little Boy" dropped on Hiros…
Kevin Loria
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UBS Global Wealth Management president says the future of US citizens is at risk if we don't repair decaying bridges and outdated transit systems
Take AI as an example: the World Economic Forum expects machines and algorithms in the workplace to…
Tom Naratil, Contributor
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McDonald's Tops Estimates On Earnings, Revenues, And Same-Store Sales
"Throughout 2012 we concentrated our efforts behind the global priorities that represent our greate…
Matthew Boesler
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Here's What Politics And Religion In Texas Tell Us About Modern America
By the 1960s, as federal officials forced racial integration onto a state that had once sanctioned …