Canada’s unemployment rate dips to 5.2% in April
Statistics Canada statistics indicated on Friday that the Canadian economy generated significantly fewer jobs than predicted in April, but the unemployment rate fell to...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surge to record level in April
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon reached new highs in April, nearly double the amount of forest cut in same month last year — the previous...
Economic crisis in Sri Lanka affects tea pickers
Arulappan Ideijody carefully plucks the tops of each tea shrub on a verdant plantation in Sri Lanka, tossing them over her shoulder into an...
Foreign reserves go below $50 million in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's finance minister, Ali Sabry, waved a symbolic red flag in parliament on Wednesday as the country's usable foreign exchange reserves fell below...
New laws to protect transgender youth in US
Democratic legislators in 16 states committed to draft legislation that would provide legal protection to transgender adolescents and their families who have been displaced...
As Taliban seize licenses, Afghan women fight for right to drive
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's most progressive city have directed driving instructors to cease awarding licenses to women.While Afghanistan is a profoundly traditional and patriarchal...
Food aid for families marks end of Ramadan in Africa
On Tuesday, volunteers in Cape Town continued a practice that began nearly 40 years ago in South Africa during the height of apartheid, offering...
Haitian families left homes as violence grows in Port-au-Prince
Haitians in the capital Port-au-Prince left their houses on Monday as gun fighting erupted between rival gangs, after conflicts between armed groups that killed...
Minimum wage hiked by 12% in Kenya
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Sunday that his administration would increase the country's minimum wage by 12% immediately to help workers cope with...
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