In early August, the supreme court of the Maldives, the archipelago nation off India’s southwest coast, ruled that ex-President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom could not take up his former job again because of his conviction on corruption and money laundering charges while in office between...
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Around 800 political prisoners and human rights advocates continued a mass hunger strike at Bahrain’s Jau prison this week, in protest of conditions at the facility, the Middle East Eye reported Thursday. The protest, now in its fourth week, marks one of the most significant acts...
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African leaders proposed a global carbon tax aimed at tackling climate change and providing financial assistance to less developed nations, following a three-day climate summit in Kenya this week, the Financial Times reported Thursday. Known as the Nairobi Declaration, the initiative advocates for the establishment of...
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Mexico’s supreme court ruled to decriminalize abortion nationwide, a ruling that marks a major victory for women’s rights advocates in the predominately Catholic country, CNN reported. On Wednesday, the court said in its judgment that national laws prohibiting abortion are unconstitutional because they violate “the human...
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This week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv and pledged more than $1 billion in additional aid for Ukraine as it continues its counteroffensive against Russia, according to the Wall Street Journal. Blinken’s visit aimed to demonstrate ongoing US support and strengthen Ukraine’s...
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Males from a South American spider species woo female arachnids by offering them gifts to raise their chances for mating. Male Paratrechalea ornata spiders capture an unsuspecting insect, wrap it in a ball of silk then go in search of a female that would take their...
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