In the volatile waters where the Persian Gulf meets the Arabian Sea, Iran maintains a formidable and seemingly permanent influence over the
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is extremely concerned about a sharp increase in the deaths and disappearances at sea of migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands along the West African coast.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today released a new synthetic dataset on human trafficking, made
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The Boston Globe announced today the launch of Black News Hour, a new one-hour radio show that will bring local Black stories and historical moments to the forefront of conversations.
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The United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the world’s oldest works of literature.
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Moscow polling station No. 151 was set up on the premises of the state Gulag History Museum, just a short stroll away from blood-curdling testimony of the crimes of Communist Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
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Songs by Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi protest against corruption, widespread poverty, state executions, and the killing of protesters. His lyrics highlight the widening gap between ordinary Iranians and the country’s leadership.
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For the first time in four decades life expectancy for men in the UK has fallen. But what does that actually mean, what are the latest trends for women and is this just a blip caused by the pandemic? Pamela Cobb investigates.
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Latvia is moving ahead with the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by endorsing a methodology for optimising capital and governance structures for such companies.
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The delta variant of the coronavirus has overtaken all other variants of concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday
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