‘Not a quitter’: The Karachi doctor taking rapists to court | Women

[ad_1] Warning: This article includes details about sexual abuse that some readers may find disturbing. Listen to this story: The toys on the desk are “ice-breakers” for the children, the doctor tells me. A beaded bracelet, a small toy skull, chalky white dental moulds, a glass shaped like a lightbulb with a green candy-striped straw. When her son and daughter were younger and would eat McDonalds’ Happy Meals, Dr Summaiya Syed would save the toys…

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What You’re Feeling Isn’t A Vibe Shift. It’s Permanent Change.

[ad_1] Two-thirds of the way through his claustrophobic 2021 comedy special Inside, Bo Burnham briefly strips away all the humor and launches into “That Funny Feeling.” It’s an intimate, quiet song that draws its power from its lyrical conceit. His verses are constructed of modern contradictions (“stunning 8K resolution meditation app”) and phrases that at face value are absurd (“the live-action Lion King”), while the chorus once again contends with the titular feeling. Except Burnham…

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A Battle Between a UN Chief & US Envoy Ends in a Decisive Blow with an American Veto — Global Issues

[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, April 01, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 01 (IPS) – When Madeleine Albright was nominated to be the first female US Secretary of State back in 1997, some apparently questioned whether “a woman could go toe-to-toe with world leaders”. “Madeleine quickly quashed those misguided doubts,” says Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a tribute to Albright, who passed away last week at the…

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Former rugby World Cup winner on moving into coaching [EXCLUSIVE]

[ad_1] 31 March 2022 Female First speaks to Giselle Mather all about her journey into coaching Former rugby World Cup winner and current Director of Rugby at Wasps Women, Giselle Mather, has recently joined the #WomenWhoCoach campaign and is hoping to break the bias around female coaches. Although the annual International Women’s Day is a great platform to raise awareness, Mather dreams of a day when it’s no longer needed and women are hired for…

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Managing the aftermath: Part I

[ad_1] This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly foreign policy newsletter from Inkstick Media. Subscribe here. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is, in the dry parlance of defense planners, an instance of a major power attacking a medium power. The war continues to grind on, with Ukraine’s military resilient and Russia’s struggling more than expected, and unfolding as every war does into a major humanitarian crisis. As the military complexes of the United States, China,…

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El Salvador forces encircle neighborhoods in gang crackdown

[ad_1] SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Security forces intensified operations against El Salvador’s street gangs Tuesday with mass arrests, the cordoning off of neighborhoods and house-by-house searches under a state of emergency sought by President Nayib Bukele. The country’s relatively low homicide rate during Bukele’s administration had been one of his most touted accomplishments. Even while some raised doubts about how it was obtained, the country had been living in peace compared to earlier…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro shakes up administration, eying election

[ad_1] SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made two major personnel changes Monday, seeking to cap off a series of developments perceived as damaging to his administration before October’s presidential election. The first move brought the exit of Brazil’s embattled education minister, who resigned amid a scandal involving allegations of evangelical pastors demanding bribes. Politicians of different parties, including some supporting Bolsonaro, had wanted Milton Ribeiro to leave the job. The second shift…

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Blinken: Nuclear deal the best way to cap Iran nuclear activity

[ad_1] The US said it will work with Israel to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the current administration has been working to renew the nuclear deal.  The deal will put curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington will work together with Israel to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, as the two close allies acknowledged differences over negotiations with…

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Kyiv accuses Russia of destroying fuel and food storage depots in Ukraine

[ad_1] Issued on: 27/03/2022 – 08:32 Russia has started destroying Ukraine’s fuel and food storage depots and bringing troops on rotation to the countries’ shared border, an advisor to Ukraine’s interior ministry said Sunday. Kyiv has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross not to open a planned office in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don, saying it would legitimise Moscow’s ‘deportation’ of Ukrainians. Follow all the developments in Ukraine on our live blog. All times in Paris…

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Ukraine-Russia crisis, March 26, 2022

[ad_1] Gallery: Ukraine-Russia crisis, March 26, 2022 Gallery: Ukraine-Russia crisis, March 26, 2022 We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer 17 Images With the war in Ukraine now in its second month, the crisis shows no signs of abating. March 26, 2022 — 5.55pm 1/17 A member of Ukraine’s territorial defence unit prepares to go to the…

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