Adolescent girls in Bangladesh face severe threats to their health: Two-thirds marry by age 18, and a third of girls are mothers before age 20. A national network of teen girls called Shornokishoree aims to improve girls’ health through peer-to-peer advocacy. Bangladesh has made important progress towards improving maternal health in recent years. Nearly half…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s opposition Labor Party conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday, clearing the way for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to retain power. Counting of votes in the marathon election continues, but Bill Shorten, the leader of the Labor Party, said the ruling coalition government led by Turnbull would gain enough seats…
A seven-year report found many faults with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s handling of the Iraq war in 2003. Britain broke international law when it invaded Iraq in 2003, its deputy prime minister at the time, John Prescott, said on Sunday in the wake of a critical report on the decision. A seven-year inquiry…
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – Three countries have warned their citizens to stay on guard when visiting U.S. cities rocked by sometimes violent protests that erupted after a string of police shootings of black Americans. The United States regularly issues travel warnings urging Americans to either avoid or exercise caution in countries marred by violence…
The “Invisible Food” initiative plans to set up a truck that serves food cooked with ingredients that would have otherwise been discarded. Brazil is among the world’s 10 biggest food wasters ― a staggering 30 percent of all the fruits and vegetables harvested in the country are discarded. On average, 40,000 tons of food are…
PARIS (Reuters) – Substitute Eder scored in extra-time to give Portugal a 1-0 win over hosts France in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday as they secured their first major international title despite losing captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to injury. Eder collected the ball in midfield, held off his marker and fired a low…
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States has no right to confront other countries on their human rights records when it faces problems with racism and mistreatment of prisoners at home. Both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. ambassador to China Max Baucus issued statements on Wednesday to mark International…
In the developing world, significant headwinds now cloud growth prospects, threatening to undo hard fought development gains. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must become the yardstick for judging inclusive growth.Millions of people around the world have lost faith that the world economy can improve their lives. Instead of seeing value in open borders and the…
At the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai in March 2016, delegates debated whether focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to the detriment of arts fully equips children for the world ahead. YES. Africa’s march towards the much-touted “Continent of the 21st Century” pre-supposes, among other actions, putting in place mechanisms for…