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Photo credit: Yahoo News A top Cuban official turned US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks about the Caribbean island back on American officials who dispute that the country’s economic problems are caused by the actions of Washington. Miami Herald reports that Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Casio wrote on social media that, “It…

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) United Nations Children’s Fund, Plan International and other international partners have expressed commitment towards continuous engagement in multi-million dollar investments across different sectors of the Bauchi State economy to drive necessary development. This Day reports that the Canadian Government specially commended the Bauch State Government for its bold commitment towards strengthening the healthcare…

Photo credit: ABC News Findings from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark national Racism@UniStudy highlight that racism is deep.ly embedded across Australian universities and has profound impacts on students and staff. More than 76,000 students and staff from 42 universities across the country participated in the Study. The Study findings reveal particularly high rates of racism are…

Photo credit: New York Post Hillary Clinton, while in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, appeared to take a stronger approach to her previous stance on border security. Fox News reports that while participating in a panel titled, “The West-West Divide: What Remains of Common Values,” she said “There is a legitimate reason to have a…

Photo credit: BBC A rally in North York Saturday that drew an estimated 350,000  people called on the Canadian government to recognize Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran’s democratic transition after anti-government protests erupted in Iran at the end of last year. CBC News reports that Aveen Ghahremani, a co-organizer, said the focus…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told grieving residents of Tumbler Bridge, British Columbia, on Friday that Canadians “will always be with you” at a vigil to mourn victims of one of the country’s worst mass killings. GMA News Online reports that Carney, opposition leaders and provincial officials traveled to the remote town in a show of…

Photo credit: UN Women This article contains references to rape and sexual assault Women and girls are bearing the brunt  of Sudan’s nearly three-year-old civil war, facing widespread gender-based violence, displacement and deepening hunger as the conflict continues. SBS News reports that Mariam (not her real name), an 18-year-old, has had her life forever changed…