In India, questions related to menstrual health are largely taboo, and routinely ignored by authorities. Elsewhere in the world, there is some progress on the issue, though much more is needed.
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Umeå in northern Sweden is a veritable feminist city. And the initiatives go much deeper than just policies and promises — they shape how the city is built.
After years of exploring the continent in a van, a couple from Buenos Aires asks: Should they ever go back to “normal” life?
Like photography, new forms of artistic expression arise in every age. Now, new artificial intelligence is making it possible to create incredible images in an instant — but it opens up an ethical and philosophical debate.
On top of the traditional troubles some young people face on their own for the first time are the added factors of social media pressure and the effects of the pandemic. The crisis appears to have hit hard in Italy, with other countries, from India to France to the UK, reporting a similar situation.
March 4-5 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. To which eastern city has Ukraine decided to send reinforcements? 2. Which country has started the construction of a 200-kilometer wired fence on its border with Russia? 3. What “radical change” did Kim Jong-un say North Korea needed? […]
To meet the need, Uganda trains farmers to grow the nutrient-rich fungi. Many beneficiaries are women seeking financial independence.
Mass consumption is encouraged in the West, but people, particularly women, and the planet pay the price for exploitative capitalism. So, we need to be clear that taking care of each other and tackling the climate crisis are inextricably linked.
The internet is a new experience for many in the country. That makes people easy prey.
February 25-26 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. During his anti-West diatribe of his state of nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s withdrawal from what treaty? 2. China rolled out a monthly cash subsidy for low-income residents, worth: .80 / / 0 3. Why […]
Italy decriminalized abortion in 1978, but the law allows for doctors to conscientiously object. And so many do that it makes it difficult for many women to access health care when they need it most, with some turning to unsafe abortions.
After Turkey’s devastating earthquakes, rescue workers continue to work in increasingly hopeless circumstances. Turkish news outlet Diken reports from the scene as survivors wait anxiously for news of loved ones. It’s rarely good news.
One year after the Russian invasion, Kyiv has become an international symbol of resistance, also in the way that ordinary life continues, despite air raids and bomb blasts.
Without the option to change their ID documents to reflect their gender, trans residents in Chiapas and 12 other Mexican states are denied certain rights.
As more young people in Taiwan use Chinese social media, drawn to the fun and glitzy elements of life on mainland China, they need to learn to distinguish real life from propaganda.
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria teach us about humility in the face of what we can’t control — but we also surprise ourselves in responding to crisis.
February 18-19 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. Two female national leaders resigned in recent days. Moldova’s Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita and …? 2. Who went to China in what was his country’s first state visit in 20 years? 3. What shape was the flying object […]
The cuts in funds for various welfare programmes in the latest budget reflect the lack of will on the part of India’s political class to uplift the poor. It is time a wealth tax and a more progressive tax regime are in place.
Personal empowerment is a modern social value that fuels loneliness, anxiety and depression. The remedy for those is not pills or “programs,” but kindness and sociability.
As debates and protests continue in France over increasing the pension age, many seniors are already voluntarily returning to work. Some do so to keep busy, but many are forced to by the cost-of-living crisis.
After not buying any aircraft for 17 years, Air India has announced the largest order in the history of aviation. It’s a symbol of India’s new standing in the world, its ambitions and the role it has as a model for other non-aligned nations
February 11-12 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. Who admitted there were “shortcomings” in the response to the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria? 2. On his London-Paris-Brussels tour, what was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s big request from EU leaders? 3. Why was Disney forced […]
Social media hype and the “obsessive-compulsive” tendencies of younger generations are demonizing some basic foods, like bread, that have fed humanity for some 8,000 years.
Being gay and indigenous can mean facing double discrimination, including from within the communities they belong to. But LGBTQ+ indigenous people in Guatemala are liberating their sexuality and reclaiming their cultural heritage.
The government in Ankara doesn’t want to question the cause of the high death toll in the earthquake that struck along the Turkey-Syria border. But one Turkish writer says it’s time to assign responsibility right now.
Fans of Star Trek live in a Golden Age where old and new series are readily available. As one hardcore Trekkie points out, the franchise is a reminder of the similarities and differences between pseudoscience and science fiction.
February 4-5 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. The U.S is readying more than billion worth of military aid for Ukraine. What will the package include for the first time? 2. Which country suffered one of its bloodiest attacks in memory when more than 100 were […]
Colombia’s reformist president has promised to tackle endemic violence, economic exclusion, pollution and corruption in the country. So what’s new with a politician’s promises?
The proposed UGC guidelines are ill-conceived and populist, and hardly take note of the educational and financial interests of foreign universities.
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A widely mocked tweet by the Associated Press tells its reporters to avoid dehumanizing labels such as “the poor” or “the French”. But one French writer replies that the real dehumanizing threat is when open conversation becomes impossible.
The worst drought in 40 years, which has deepened from the effects of climate change, is hitting the young the hardest around the Horn of Africa. A close-up look at the victims, and attempts to save lives and limit lasting effects on an already fragile region in Kenya.
A lavish book to celebrate Cartagena, Colombia’s most prized travel destination, will perpetuate clichéd views of a city inextricably linked with European exploitation.
January 28-29 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. What has angered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a recent Stockholm protest? 2. Who was the latest U.S. politician to have confidential documents found at their place? 3. Which famed site did Peru close due to protests, […]
As a father myself, I’m now better able to understand the pressures my own dad faced. It’s helped me face my own internal demands to constantly be more productive and do better.
As the population ages, the likelihood of diseases such as dementia increases. That means we need to rethink how we design and build cities for the future. A look up close from Lisbon.
The Indian authorities’ decision to hide factual reports on the land subsidence in Joshimath only furthers a sense of paranoia.
January 21-22 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ What do you remember from the news this week? 1. What is Germany being pressed to deliver to Ukraine? 2. What did Jacinda Ardern cite as the main reason for her decision to step down as New Zealand prime minister? 3. Which country reported a decline in its […]
Between 1880 and 1930, there was a significant rise in thefts in department stores, mostly committed by women from the middle and upper classes. This situation brought with it the establishment of a new pathology: kleptomania. A century later, feminist historians have given new meaning to the practice as a protest against the social structures and oppressions of capitalism and patriarchy.
In southern Ecuador, a women-led agricultural program offers valuable lessons on sustainable farming methods, but also how to end violence.