Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022. The 

US abortion ruling reversal reverberates globally

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Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 25, 2022. 

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Efforts to expand reproductive freedom in the US in recent decades have propelled similar changes in other countries. Now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, that momentum could flip. And, the Chinese trend of made-to-order videos featuring African children often contain racist, exploitative content. A recent expose has triggered calls for this to end. Also, local farmers in Honduras turn to cashews as erratic weather patterns in Central America are leaving millions of people facing food insecurity.


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Reversal of abortion rights reverberates globally 
Roe reversal ripples through reproductive health in Africa 
Shelling and missile strikes encroach on central Ukraine
US arms production for Ukraine
At G-7 summit, talks of price cap on Russian oil
Ryanair strikers protest unfair working conditions, Barcelona, Spain.
As summer travel kicks off in Europe, airline strikes could thwart holiday plans
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A collage of video screenshots that feature Africans exploited for profit in a growing trend known as "blessings videos."
A new documentary uncovers the story behind China’s racist ‘blessings video’ trend
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Buryats from Russia’s eastern Siberia stand up against war
Student murder highlights gender-based violence in Jordan
A solution to extreme weather? In Honduras, farmers turn to cashews.