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Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned university education for females nationwide, as the hardline Islamists continue to crush women’s right to education and freedom.

Europe has been gripped by its “most devastating” ever outbreak of bird flu in the past year, European health authorities said on Tuesday as experts… Read More »Europe plagued by ‘most devastating’ bird flu outbreak ever, EU says

Sekinat Alawode Abiola is a Nigerian bobsleigh athlete who also works as a make-up artist.

Leaders from the Middle East and Europe gathered in Jordan Tuesday in a conference focused on bolstering security and stability in Iraq.

Crematoriums across China are straining to deal with an influx of bodies as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have said… Read More »China’s crematoriums ‘packed’ amid surge in Covid cases

Two more Kenyans, Diana Kipyokei and Purity Rionoripo, are banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit after failing doping tests.

Nearly 20 guests have been detained, but the couple who planned to marry are on the run.

Ukrainian Jews gathered in Kyiv on Sunday, December 18, to mark the start of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, at a time when much… Read More »‘The light always wins’: Jews celebrate Hanukkah in blackout-hit Kyiv

M23 rebel activity in volatile eastern DR Congo is threatening mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park and leaving the endangered species vulnerable to poachers, a… Read More »Rebel crisis in eastern DR Congo threatens endangered mountain gorillas

For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from 25 November to 10 December 2022, UN Women teamed up with governments, civil society… Read More »Around the world: 16 Days of Activism