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The stop-gap government funding measure approved on Thursday staves off the threat of a government shutdown for six months, leaving some important spending decisions to a newly elected Congress. While ...

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From cities under lockdown to most affected communities, we look at how the outbreak of the deadly virus COVID-19 affects lives around the world.

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally.

Global protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minnesota coupled with the coronavirus have exposed the deep inequalities faced by many black men and women around the world ...

Long swept under the carpet, domestic violence made headlines in recent years as lockdowns left women trapped at home with abusive partners. The United Nations warned the crisis could lead to a 20% ...

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