Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics, in Athletes who changed the world at UNESCO; by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (paris) Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Inter Press Service PARIS, Jul 31 (IPS) – As cheers from beach-volleyball fans fill the air at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on a steamy, sunny day, pedestrians just down the road are enjoying another kind …
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Jay Mulucha speaks at the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich. Credit: Steve Forrest/IAS by Ed Holt (munich) Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Inter Press Service MUNICH, Jul 31 (IPS) – Jay Mulucha, Executive Director of FEM Alliance Uganda, gave an impassioned plea to governments around the world to push lawmakers in his home country to reverse punitive new legislation criminalizing the …
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Many Afghan women have turned to online business despite its risks, as all forms of work are forbidden for women. Credit: Learning Together. Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Inter Press Service The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons Jul 30 (IPS) – The Taliban’s total ban …
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Opponents of the East African Crude Oil pipeline protested American International Group’s continued support of the project. The protest was in New York in July. Credit: 350.org by Promise Eze Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Inter Press Service Jul 30 (IPS) – Following the recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast, a continent-wide campaign has emerged on social …
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March for rights in Asunción, capital of Paraguay. Credit Patricia López Opinion by Monica Centron – Isabella Camargo – Bibbi Abruzzini (asunciÓn, paraguay) Monday, July 29, 2024 Inter Press Service ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Jul 29 (IPS) – In a move that has aroused national and international concern, the Paraguayan Senate has given preliminary approval to a controversial bill that imposes strict controls …
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Adjoa Andoh. Liam Daniel/Netflix Adjoa Andoh criticized Netflix’s Bridgerton and other shows for failing to light Black actors properly. During an episode of the “Stirring It Up” podcast from earlier this month, Andoh, 61, discussed some of the challenges in the industry that have prevented her from feeling fully comfortable as an actress. “The continuing conversation about lighting Black skin …
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Parliamentarians from across Asia met in Malaysia to discuss aging and policy. Credit: APDA by IPS Correspondent (kuala lumpur) Monday, July 29, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 29 (IPS) – With projections that by 2060, over 1.2 billion people in Asia will be 65 or older, and by adopting technology, including artificial intelligence technologies, it is possible to plan …
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Elon Musk speaks at the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three on 19 June 2024 in Cannes, France. (Richard Bord/WireImage) The mother of pop singer Grimes has claimed that Elon Musk is “withholding” the couple’s children from seeing their ailing great-grandmother. Sandy Garossino, grandmother to three of Musk’s children, made a “plea” via X (formerly …
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The UN chief condemned the killing of 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan and conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured. “Civilians, and children in particular, should not continue to bear the burden of …
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An igapó, a flood-prone wooded area on the Vuelta Grande of the Xingu River, with fruit on the dry ground. This is where the piracema, or fish reproduction, was supposed to take place, frustrated by the scarcity of water released by the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on this stretch of the river in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. The fruits are …
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