Tag: Social issues
Harvard professor ignites uproar over ‘comfort women’ claims
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept...
Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP
WASHINGTON — The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax...
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn't like to be singled out for her gender.
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Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South...
Flower protest in Paris for Iranian no-headscarf activist
PARIS — Activists laid flowers near the Iranian Embassy in Paris on Monday to show support for a women's rights campaigner sentenced to prison...
LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in...
Jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders to end hunger strike
JOHANNESBURG — Attorneys for four jailed Ethiopian opposition figures say they will end their hunger strike on Monday after 39 days.
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‘March, not celebrate’ on Int’l Women’s Day in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Hundreds of Kosovar women on Monday marked International Women’s Day with a protest demanding more respect for their rights.
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Thousands of Ukrainian women march against domestic violence
KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of women marched through the center of Ukraine's capital on International Women's Day to draw attention to domestic violence, which...
Pope Francis to visit Hungary in September, cardinal says
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Pope Francis will travel to Hungary's capital in September where he will participate in the closing Mass of a multiday, international...
