Inequality

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UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets | Humanitarian Crises News
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UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets | Humanitarian Crises News

‘Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,’ says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused. The United Nations has announced sweeping cuts...

India: Investigating sexual abuse allegations in Kerala’s film industry | Workers’ Rights
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India: Investigating sexual abuse allegations in Kerala’s film industry | Workers’ Rights

From actors to makeup artists, 101 East meets the women alleging sexual abuse in India’s Kerala film industry. In 2017, a male superstar...

Money not infertility, UN report says: Why birth rates are plummeting | Demographics News
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Money not infertility, UN report says: Why birth rates are plummeting | Demographics News

Millions of people around the world are unable to have the number of children they desire, and financial constraints, lack of quality healthcare...

Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored? | Humanitarian Crises News
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Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored? | Humanitarian Crises News

African countries have again topped the list of the world’s most ignored crises, with nearly all of the worst-funded humanitarian challenges located in...

South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News
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South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News

Seoul, South Korea – After six hours of emergency martial law, hundreds of days of protests, violence at a Seoul court and the...

Most LGBTQ adults in US don’t feel transgender people are accepted: Poll | LGBTQ News
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Most LGBTQ adults in US don’t feel transgender people are accepted: Poll | LGBTQ News

By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US.  A new poll...

‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map | Inequality News
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‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map | Inequality News

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers...

German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE | Climate Crisis News
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German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE | Climate Crisis News

A German court has thrown out a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from RWE for the German energy utility’s alleged role in putting...

Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey | Poverty and Development News
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Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey | Poverty and Development News

Public spending cuts across six African countries have resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling by up to 50 percent...