World
Liberating Africa from Poverty Requires Changing Power Relations with the West
RAMZY BAROUD
SOON after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organised streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands...
China Forcing Marriages between Majority Han Chinese and Ethnic Minority Uyghurs
WASHINGTON - China mixes financial, educational and career incentives with coercive measures such as threats to families under state policies to promote intermarriage between...
Two-week Long UN Climate Talks Run into Overtime
SHARM EL-SHEIKH -- The 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will close at least one day later than expected as climate talks continued on Saturday,...
Racism, Discrimination Against Kids Rife Worldwide: Unicef
"Exclusion and discrimination during childhood cause harm that can last a lifetime," said Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell.
UNITED NATIONS --Â Racism and discrimination against children...
The World is Still Failing at Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Mariana Mazzucato
SHARM EL-SHEIKH – The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest emergencies in modern history, with an excess global death toll of 14.9 million (and...