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International Women’s Day, 2024; Support the Women and Girls Fighting for Rights

International Women’s Day, 2024; Support the Women and Girls Fighting for Rights

Opinion by Winnie Byanyima (geneva, switzerland) Friday, March 01, 2024 Inter Press Service The writer is UNAIDS Executive Director and United Nations Under-Secretary-General. The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar 01 (IPS) – This International Women’s Day (March 8) comes …

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President Biden and Trump visit US-Mexico border on same day amid immigration crisis

President Biden and Trump visit US-Mexico border on same day amid immigration crisis

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump made separate visits to the US-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, February 29.   Speaking with border patrol agents, and law enforcement officials at  Brownsville, Texas, on the US-Mexico border, Biden chided Republicans for blocking a Senate bill that would have …

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Middle East Crisis: A Second Day of Aid Airdrops Underscores the Urgency of Gazans’ Need

Middle East Crisis: A Second Day of Aid Airdrops Underscores the Urgency of Gazans’ Need

Jordan ramped up coordination with international partners to airdrop food and other supplies to people in Gaza this week, in a challenging effort that underlined the desperate need in Gaza as aid groups have warned of growing restrictions on their ability to distribute supplies. Planes from the United Arab Emirates, …

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Saudi Arabia beheads seven prisoners in one day after accusing them of ‘terrorism’ and ‘endangering national security’

Saudi Arabia beheads seven prisoners in one day after accusing them of

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have executed seven people for ‘terrorism’ offences, the highest single-day figure since 81 were put to death in March 2022. The seven executed on Tuesday, February 27, were convicted of ‘creating and financing terrorist organisations and entities’, the official Saudi Press Agency said, citing the Gulf …

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