Kamala Harris inspires women leaders in her ancestral Indian village

More than 8,000 miles from Washington, Indian women in the village of U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris's grandfather are rooting for the "America lady"

FBI investigating robocalls urging people to 'stay home' on Election Day

Voters in several U.S. states have received mysterious robocalls urging them to stay home on Election Day


LGBT+ candidates surf rainbow wave to victory in U.S. elections

Record numbers of LGBT+ candidates are standing in the US elections and early results suggest historic wins across the country


U.S. formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty

UN climate chief says the body is 'ready to assist the U.S. in any effort' to rejoin the Paris Agreement, as Biden has promised to do should he win the presidential race


This Uber driver got COVID-19. With Prop 22, he says, 'I have a lot on the line'

'I worked for Uber for six years full-time, sleeping in my car to work long hours. Then I contracted COVID-19. It's time to call me an employee.'


Garment workers on front line of Sri Lanka coronavirus outbreak

More than 1,000 workers test positive for COVID-19 at factory owned by Brandix, which makes clothes for big brands including Gap and Marks & Spencer


Scarce pastures put Kashmir nomads' migration in peril

Pastoralists this year have sold less than half the usual quantity of livestock because of COVID restrictions


Pakistani police rescue Christian teen forced to convert, marry

Forced conversion and marriage of girls from minority religions is a growing problem in Pakistan, campaigners say


Green fines: UAE businesses swap pollution penalties for tree-planting

The scheme in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah aims to engage the business community in tackling environmental challenges and climate change


Gambian survivors to speak out in film about rape under ex-president Jammeh

Fatou Jallow will tell the stories of women who testified of sexual assault under Yahya Jammeh's regime


Kenyan charities urge gov't to quit U.S.-led anti-abortion pact

Critics say the Geneva Consensus Declaration is a bid to weaken global efforts to safeguard women's sexual and reproductive health and rights


Opinion

OPINION: Data drive can improve lives of garment workers worldwide

A global database of apparel factories allows major brands to be held to account for worker exploitation



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