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UN Women India and TikTok come together to start a conversation around violence against women
UN Women’s campaign called #KaunsiBadiBaatHai aims to mobilize the community against acts of violen…
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Coronavirus crisis will see 7 million unplanned pregnancies and 31 million gender-based violence cases, the UN says
From lost jobs and unplanned pregnancy to FGM and domestic abuse, the UN says women and girls aroun…
Ruqayyah Moynihan
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After days of backlash, a video game about rape has been pulled from the world's biggest PC gaming store for posing 'unknown costs and risks'
The creator of "Rape Day," Desk Plant, said they followed Steam's policies and disclosed the game's…
Kevin Webb
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India lost around 9% of its GDP last year due to violence: Report
Getting 1.3 billion people to live in harmony, not only with each other, but with the rest of the …
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An Australian celebrity lifestyle influencer is hosting some of the world's most notorious conspiracy theorists on his podcast
Podcasts like Australian celebrity Pete Evans' are an increasingly important part of the misinforma…
Tom Porter
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Government-imposed internet blackouts cost the global economy $8 billion in 2019, and 2020 could be even worse
Often governments cite public safety as a reason for shutting off the internet, or curbing the spre…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Poor Sanitation Is Costing The World $260 Billion Every Year [Infographic]
The World Bank is an international organization dedicated to eliminating poverty. It should be no s…
Harrison Jacobs
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Asia's $1 billion fight firm is exporting its 'wholesome' image to the US to take on UFC, a company it says taints MMA by promoting 'anger, hatred, and violence'
Sityodtong says his company purposely recruits and employs competitors like this. "It's all about t…
Alan Dawson
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'They are adherents of an evil ideology': Republican lawmakers slam Trump for blaming 'both sides' for the violence in Charlottesville
Battle lines form between white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' and anti-fas…
Jeremy Berke
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China is cracking down on new video games entering the country and it's costing publishing giants billions in profit
China's government is unapologetic about its efforts to monitor the release of new media in the cou…
Kevin Webb
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Dubai's glittering, futuristic metropolis came at the cost of hundreds of thousands of workers, and recommending it as a tourist destination feels wrong
Last year, the country passed laws to establish working hours, paid sick leave, and stiff penalties…
Harrison Jacobs
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Marco Rubio almost let it slip to gun-violence survivors that, to save America, they have to fight something bigger than the NRA
So it's the manufacturers who are speaking here - manufacturers who, again, are not only incentiviz…
Linette Lopez
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China and India are using the same playbook to trample on their minorities, and the rest of the world is too powerless to stop them
The European Union, for example, has told China to "change" its actions but has not taken any tangi…
Alexandra Ma,Ellen Ioanes,Ell…
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Over 95% Indians support foreign aid efforts — and it seems like India has stood up to that expectation
On the other hand, other neighbours including Pakistan and Bangladesh land at 94% and 87%, res…
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Violence Has Thickened The Once-Seamless Border Between The US And Canada
Illegal immigration, which haunts American relations with Mexico, is less of a concern in Canada's …
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The most and least peaceful countries in the world, ranked
The report also includes an analysis of the economic impact of containing and dealing with the cons…
Alex Lockie
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World leaders largely condemn the deadly US drone strike on Iranian general as a 'dangerous escalation' while the UN calls the move 'likely unlawful'
"I've long believed that the purpose of having allies is that we can surprise our enemies and not e…
Eliza Relman
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Trump ticks the box on another campaign promise at the expense of inflaming the Muslim world
"He is declaring war in the Middle East, he is declaring war against 1.5 billion Muslims (and) hund…
Alex Lockie
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Facebook was once a hot startup looking to conquer the world. Today, my journalist friends in the Philippines grapple with threats and lies on the social network
Facebook also added Rappler and another Philippine news site, Vera Files, to its International Fact…
Benjamin Pimentel
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
10. A newly released court transcript shed light on a judge's decision to give an ex-Stanford Unive…