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Why menstrual stigma continues to issue lives in Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal – In Nepal’s far western Achham, a remote arid region where farming villages dot the foothills of the Himalayas, government and aid workers have walked from door-to-door for nearly a decade to advocate against chauupadi, an ancient Hindu ritual where women are banished from their homes during menstruation. Their ultimate goal is to…

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US ‘cuts UNRWA funding’ by bigger than half of

The United States is cutting more than half of its planned funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, a source has told Al Jazeera. Washington will give the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) $60m in aid for Palestinians but will hold back a further $65m, a source knowledgeable with the…

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Momentum director beneficial properties modify of key Labour disciplinary committee in transfer opponents call ‘declaration of all out battle’

1/45 16 January 2018 Carillion, which has a variety of private and public service contracts in Britain and employs 43,000 staff worldwide, announced its immediate liquidation on Monday after the heavily-indebted company failed to secure a last-ditch financial rescue from the government and banks. Carillion held a £335 million contract to build the new Liverpool…

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‘Use us or shatter us’: Tunisian early life on the margins

Ettadhamen, Tunisia – Montasser Khedher turned 24 on Monday. But he didn’t have much to celebrate. Instead, he spent a large part of his birthday on a plastic chair on the curb, across from a cafe in this suburb of the capital, an empty cup of coffee on the table between himself and about half a…

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Cape Metropolis confronts looming ‘Day Zero’ water crisis

Like many others in Cape Town, Sandra Dickson has no other option but to get creative. « We catch water from our showers in buckets, and throw it into our toilets, » Dickson, who has been living in the South African city for the last 24 years, told Al Jazeera. « We’re doing all sorts of things, » she…

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome a dinky bit of one lady

There’s a new baby on the (private gated community) block: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed a baby girl via a surrogate on Monday.  TMZ reported the news on Tuesday, and an announcement was posted to Kim’s website shortly after. Their message: « Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful…

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Trump aides debate which version of vulgarity Trump uttered

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the fallout over President Donald Trump’s use of a vulgarity bleeds into a second week, aides to the president are locked in an internal debate over which version of the word the president used to describe certain countries during immigration talks with senators. Trump was said to have uttered « shithole » during…