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India’s Technology-Driven Vaccination Program Has Generated Concerns That The Country’s Massive Digital Divide Is Making It Impossible For Many People To Get Immunised, Especially In The Country’s Vast Countryside
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Has Called For Reconciliation After Winning A Snap Election Held In The Wake Of The Country’s Defeat In A Conflict With Azerbaijan
Thousands Of People Have Been Forced To Flee Their Homes In Afghanistan’s Southern Kandahar Region In The Last Seven Months Due To Taliban Fighting, A Lack Of Food, And A Lack Of Shelter
Since the beginning of May, more than 50 of Afghanistan’s 370 districts have fallen to the Taliban, most of which surround provincial capitals, according to Deborah Lyons, the UN’s top diplomat in Afghanistan
In The Aftermath Of Breonna Taylor’s Shooting Death In 2020, Her Sister Ju’Niyah Palmer Had To Deal Not Only With Her Grief, But Also With Cyber-Bullying And Death Threats. After Learning Of This, Two California-Based Digital Artists Established A Secure Virtual Environment For The African-American Family To Exchange Memories And Grieve
The World Bank Forecasts That Zimbabwe’s Grow By 3.9 Percent This Year, Despite The Country’s Alarming Rise In Poverty, Particularly In Urban Areas, According To A Report Released Earlier This Month. According To The Report, A Record 7.9 Million Zimbabweans Are “Very” Poor, With Monthly Incomes Of Less Than $30 USD.
Traditional Rulers’ Councils In Northern Cameroon Were Formerly All Men, But Women Have Been Allowed To Join In The Last Two Years. In A Region Of Cameroon Where Child Marriage Is The Highest, These Pioneer Female Deputy Chiefs Are Fighting Early Marriage
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that navigating a clear path “out of the complex COVID-19 crisis, and towards an inclusive, green, sustainable, and resilient future, will be the work of this generation of world leaders – or their downfall.”
The Belarus Government’s Crackdown On Demonstrators In August 2020 Is The Subject Of The Russian-Estonian Film “Minsk.” The Entire 90-Minute Film Was Shot In One Take, And It Will Be Released On The One-Year Anniversary Of The Atrocities
Despite The Fact That President Pashinyan’s Coalition Leads With 58.45 Percent Of The Vote, An Independent Election Observer, Daniel Ioannisian, Told RFE/RL That There Were Several Incidences Of Vote-Buying And Other Illicit Attempts To Influence The June 20 Parliamentary Elections