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Labaki 1st Arab female filmmaker nominated for Oscar
Culture

Labaki 1st Arab female filmmaker nominated for Oscar

Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki found out on January 22 that she is the first Arab female filmmaker to ever be…
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
World

After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks

  Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of…
France has no interest in stabilizing Libya: Italy’s Salvini
Middle East

France has no interest in stabilizing Libya: Italy’s Salvini

ROME (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, continuing a war of words between Rome and Paris, said on Tuesday…
World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half: Oxfam
World

World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half: Oxfam

The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments…
Vietnam trafficking victims find solace in weaving
World

Vietnam trafficking victims find solace in weaving

Thao Thi Van was just two when her mother disappeared during a trip to the market, likely taken by traffickers…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
World

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his…
Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures to improve business
Life & Style

Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures to improve business

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mahmoud Othman tried to figure a way to save his cafe business in…
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage
World

Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage

  Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the…
Lebanese protest over economy and politics
Middle East

Lebanese protest over economy and politics

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several hundred Lebanese people protested in Beirut on Sunday over the state of Lebanon’s economy and politics…
Lectured by Sisi on body weight, Egyptians respond with jokes
Egypt

Lectured by Sisi on body weight, Egyptians respond with jokes

  CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians on social media have been poking fun at comments from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi calling…
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