Tag: Social issues

EU leaders faced with surge of infections, vaccine issues

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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are meeting Thursday to look for ways of ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations across the 27-nation region amid a shortage...

FIFA won’t discipline Norway for pro-human rights T-shirts

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ZURICH — The Norwegian national team and soccer federation will not be disciplined for players wearing T-shirts in support of human rights before a...

Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit

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ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding...

UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe

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KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they had agreed to carry out a joint investigation into...

UK, US impose sanctions targeting Myanmar military business

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The U.K. and the United States are imposing further sanctions over human rights violations in Myanmar, Britain's top diplomat said Thursday. ...

Protest in South Africa over conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray

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JOHANNESBURG — Members of Ethiopia's Tigrayan community in South Africa demonstrated in the capital in a bid to bring international attention to the humanitarian...

Spielberg donates Genesis Prize money to justice nonprofits

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NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg said Thursday that he will donate his $1 million Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits that are working for racial...

Turkey asks Kosovo to reconsider embassy in Jerusalem

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PRISTINA, Kosovo — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Kosovo’s new prime minister to reconsider the Balkan nation's recent opening of an embassy...

Rep. Greene agrees not to block critics from Twitter account

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LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and a Los Angeles-based political action committee have reached a settlement that bars the Georgia Republican...

Hamilton: F1 can’t ignore race hosts’ human rights issues

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Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged the global racing series to not ignore human rights violations in the countries where it stages...