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Beijing’s controversial proposal to introduce new veto powers on Hong Kong’s legislative elections are ‘lawful, just and reasonable,’ China’s foreign minister said Sunday, after the move was criticised as an attack on the city’s freedoms. 7.3.2021 -
Voters in Switzerland backed a proposal on Sunday to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets. 7.3.2021 -
It will take around 130 years to reach gender parity in key areas such as politics and the boardroom, but 13 extraordinary women, who have been profiled in a UN exhibition are showing how opportunities can be created for all women and girls. 7.3.2021 -
Women in Europe should be given “greater economic independence” through equal pay, childcare support and the sharing of domestic duties to ensure that they do not fall into poverty, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. 7.3.2021 -
Demonstrations held in more than half a dozen cities after soldiers and police moved in on several districts in Yangon 7.3.2021
WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all
Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the global initiative making these...
Antarctic Seals Reveal Worrying Threats to Disappearing Glaciers
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Legal wildlife trade needs monitoring to reduce risk of a new pandemic
With three out of four newly emerging infectious human diseases originating in animals, there is an urgent need to monitor...
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