Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced measures Wednesday seeking to promote and protect women…
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Aid group briefly shuts down hospital in Haiti amid spike in gang violence
Doctors Without Borders announced Wednesday that it was forced to temporarily close its hospital in Cite…
Ken Paxton’s whistleblowers ask Texas Supreme Court to take up their case as $3.3 million settlement in jeopardy
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Estonian PM, majority party start coalition talks
Estonia’s center-right Reform Party started talks with two smaller parties Wednesday about forming a new liberal-minded…
US issues ‘do not travel’ warning for parts of Mexico as spring break approaches
The U.S. State Department reminded travelers to avoid going to parts of Mexico as four Americans…
Security forces deploy tear gas, disperse Hamas militant’s West Bank funeral
Palestinian security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at angry Palestinian protesters…
New York teacher called class ‘little sexist children’ for playing with kids of the same sex: former student
A former student of a Long Island teacher accused of “manipulating a 5th-grade girl into changing…
US sanctions Iranian officials over women’s rights abuses
The U.S. is imposing more sanctions on Iran, hitting people and firms accused of violating women’s…
Children’s author, ‘Olivia’ creator Ian Falconer dead at 63
Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died.…
France asks Lebanon to question 2 suspects in deadly 1983 bombing
French authorities have asked Lebanese prosecutors to detain two people suspected of involvement in a 1983…
