The Covid-19 pandemic has been with us in Europe for about a year now. Early on in the health crisis, there was a lot of talk of the coronavirus being a “great leveller”. We seemed to all be facing the same...
Six Dr. Seuss books pulled from publication due to racist imagery
Six children’s #books written decades ago by #DrSeuss were pulled from publication because they contain racist and insensitive imagery, the company formed to preserve the deceased author’s legacy said on...
India’s school of hope: Girls on the road to equality
It’s tough being a #girl in #India. But in a highly patriarchal society, the “Pardada Pardadi” #school offers many girls the hope of emancipation. Thousands of them receive free education, hot meals and...
“The repression must stop,” envoy on Myanmar tells UN
The #UN special envoy on #Myanmar on Friday demanded an end to the military’s “#repression” of protesters, imploring the Security Council to act on the “desperate pleas” from the country...
Pope Francis to honor IS’s victims in Mosul
#Pope #Francis urged Iraqis on Friday to treat their #Christian brothers as a precious resource to protect, not an “obstacle” to eliminate as he opened the first-ever papal visit to Iraq with a plea for tolerance and...
‘Nord Stream 2 is a bad project,’ Ukrainian FM tells FRANCE 24
Exactly seven years ago, Ukraine was convulsed by crisis. Dozens of protesters had been fatally shot by police and the president had reportedly fled the country. The events came to be known as the Euromaidan revolution...
Covid-19 in France: How to prevent a mental health crisis?
Amid fear, anxiety, sleep deprivation, anger and isolation, it’s certainly no surprise that cases of depression have more than doubled in France during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. With authorities warning of...