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Black history is ‘integral part’ of British culture, says Black Curriculum...
Last Friday, the US celebrated Juneteenth — the day in 1865 when the news that slavery had ended finally reached Texas, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.Many Americans...
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Centuries ago, Spanish writers challenged gender norms and barriers
Think "Spanish literature" and you might come up with "Don Quixote," by Miguel de Cervantes. But there's so much more to classic Spanish lit than "Man of La Mancha."That’s the focus of "Both Wise and...
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China flexes its muscles; US, India hit single-day COVID-19 case highs; Evil...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.As the pandemic has grasped the world's attention, China has been testing boundaries — both geographically...
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As Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens, migrant workers are being dumped on...
Outside the Ethiopian Embassy in Beirut, a dozen women gather under a small overhang to shelter from the sun. Their suitcases and bags are stacked against the wall. On the ground sits a piece of...
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Trump denies knowledge of Russian bounties in Afghanistan; pandemic death...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Several US service members are believed to have been killed as a result of bounties offered by a Russian...
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Fair & Lovely cream gets a makeover in India, but will it change prejudice?
Last week, consumer giant Unilever announced it will rebrand its bestselling skin-lightening cream, Fair & Lovely, and drop the word "fair" from its name in the latest makeover of the brand in...
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Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China's top legislative body, passed a highly...
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New reports on surveillance, 'demographic genocide' of Uighurs; Israel...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.In China's Xinjiang province, crackdowns on Uighurs, a predominantly Turkic-speaking and Muslim ethnic...
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Sterilization abuse of Uighurs in China meets international legal criteria...
Mass surveillance and detention in so-called "re-education camps" are still the norm for thousands of Uighurs in western China. Beijing has cracked down on the predominantly Turkic-speaking Muslim...
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Sex workers in Europe struggle to survive as clubs slowly reopen
Lotte Alberg, who owns two sex clubs in Amsterdam’s famous red-light district, is relieved to see her staff back at work. Club BonTon and Club LV both reopened this week after four months of lockdown...
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US seafood workers fight unsafe job conditions amid pandemic
For the past four years, Reyna Isabel Alvarez Navarro has reported to work at a crawfish processing plant in Crowley, Louisiana, bundled in two pairs of pants, two sweaters and a hat. She spent her...
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Seoul mayor’s progressive legacy called into question after his death
South Koreans are mourning the death of Park Won-soon, a prominent liberal politician and presidential hopeful. But the Seoul mayor’s apparent suicide this week coincides with reports that he was under...
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As Iran arrests Instagram influencers, some seek safety abroad
Alireza Japalaghy’s legal troubles began after a 44-second video clip he posted on Instagram in May. The 28-year-old parkour athlete’s videos are typically virtual tours of Iran’s urban landscapes and...
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Abortion is a protected right in Spain. But the govt blocked a website that...
Access to abortion in Spain is sacrosanct. The procedures are free — covered by the public national health care system — and allowed up until the 14th week of pregnancy for any reason; until the 22nd...
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PM Johnson says Britain will return to normal by Christmas; India joins grim...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the latest timetable today for easing the coronavirus...
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In Mexico, the unending drug war takes its toll with thousands of...
Families of missing persons across Mexico are calling on their federal government to step up their efforts in searching for and finding disappeared people. A report issued on July 14 by Mexico’s...
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Finland's national word 'sisu' conjures new meanings for tough times
Nordic countries have exported a slew of buzzwords to the rest of the world: Hygge, lagom and the made-up word pantsdrunk have all become the subject of coffee table books. But the Finnish word sisu...
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India sees record spike in coronavirus cases; Outrage in Turkey over...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.India, the country with the third-most cases worldwide of the coronavirus behind the US and Brazil, reported...
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In Turkey, a conservative push to remove domestic violence protections is met...
In Turkey, a push to retreat from an international agreement to prevent violence against women was met with an uproar, as women from broad swaths of Turkish society held protests across the country....
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COVID-19’s cost to working mothers
In early July, Deb Perelman, the food blogger behind Smitten Kitchen and a mom of two kids, penned an op-ed for The New York Times with a provocative title about life during COVID-19: “You Can Have a...
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