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Argentine abortion activists unbowed in regional battle
August 9, 2019
Argentine abortion activists unbowed in regional battle
One year after Argentina’s Senate defeated a bill to legalize abortion, the country’s feminists are keeping up the fight and…
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
August 9, 2019
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office behind Nairobi National Museum…
Malaysia files charges against current, ex-Goldman execs over 1MDB
August 9, 2019
Malaysia files charges against current, ex-Goldman execs over 1MDB
Malaysia filed criminal charges Friday against 17 current and former directors of three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries, piling further pressure on…
Kashmir curfew to be eased for Friday prayers: police
August 9, 2019
Kashmir curfew to be eased for Friday prayers: police
Indian authorities have said they will ease a curfew in troubled Kashmir so the Muslim-majority population can go to Friday…
Mysteries of the deep: how some sharks glow green in the dark
August 9, 2019
Mysteries of the deep: how some sharks glow green in the dark
It may not sound like the best way to go incognito, but some species of shark that lurk on the…
Congo’s bread basket struggles to recover from conflict
August 8, 2019
Congo’s bread basket struggles to recover from conflict
“The trains are running again. We have peace,” says Didier, the station master at Mindouli, in the Republic of Congo’s…
Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas
August 8, 2019
Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas
As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong, a pro-democracy protester wearing heat-proof gloves and carrying…
Kyrgyzstan crisis escalates after raid on ex-president’s home
August 8, 2019
Kyrgyzstan crisis escalates after raid on ex-president’s home
Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov on Thursday ordered “urgent measures” to maintain law and order after a failed attempt to arrest…
Amnesty International issues travel warning for US
August 8, 2019
Amnesty International issues travel warning for US
Human rights organization Amnesty International issued a travel warning for the US on Thursday, citing “rampant gun violence” in the country.…
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
August 8, 2019
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and…