Strut your stuff and prepare yourselves for the international showdown of a lifetime: RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All-Stars. Twelve fan-favorite queens from across the globe are set to sashay into the spotlight, representing their home counties in a Miss Universe-like pageantry of sorts, complete with outrageous performances, makeup challenges, and more. Showcasing a brilliantly talented array of queens from the …
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Catherine Wanjeri Kariuki, a TV and radio reporter based in Nakuru, Kenya, at a police station. A police officer shot her in the leg despite her visible press credentials. The incident was reported to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). Credit: Robert Kibet/IPS by Robert Kibet (nairobi) Thursday, August 15, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Aug 15 (IPS) – In the …
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Secretary General of AFPPD, Dr. Jetn Sirathranont, addresses a conference with the theme Gender Empowerment for a Green Economy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Credit: AFPPD by Annam Lodhi (islamabad) Thursday, August 15, 2024 Inter Press Service ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (IPS) – Robust data collection, integrated policies, and an accelerated push towards a green economy with a gender focus topped the agenda at …
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The Huge Image Longlegs‘ prolonged theatrical window and indie distributor technique led to sustained field workplace success. The movie has surpassed studio releases likeHereditaryandSinisterwith a world gross of over $90 million. Longlegs, with its art-house components, is a standout in a troublesome yr for the horror style, approaching $100 million worldwide. Having performed completely in theaters for over a month, …
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Credit: WFP/Ali Jadallah/2024 Opinion by World Food Programme (rome) Thursday, August 15, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME, Aug 15 (IPS) – Corinne Fleischer, WFP’s regional director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, describes Gaza as “a terrible situation getting worse.” Over the past two weeks, 21 United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution points have been closed …
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Earlier this year, we saw the biggest open bracket video game tournament conclude – Evo 2024. With over 16,000 tournament entrants and many spectators alongside them, Evo made clear to the Las Vegas crowd that it’s not going away any time soon. Or, well, you could argue it said the opposite! Not in terms of a permanent goodbye, but more …
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Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 21 infectious diseases that affect 1.65 billion people around the world and can disable, disfigure, and be fatal Opinion by Thoko Elphick Pooley (hove, united kingdom) Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Inter Press Service HOVE, United Kingdom, Aug 14 (IPS) – The outgoing Executive Director of Uniting to Combat NTDs reflects on a …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has now spread across parts of central and east Africa, and scientists …
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Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 14 (IPS) – When history repeats itself, the first time is a tragedy; the next is a farce. If we fail to learn from past financial crises, we risk making avoidable errors, often with irreversible, even tragic consequences. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Between …
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Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, Justin Theroux and Monica Bellucci step out for the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice photo call held at Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday (August 13) in Mexico City, Mexico. The stars of the upcoming sequel kicked off their global press tour for the movie and were joined by director Tim Burton and producer Tommy Harper. We are just under …
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