President Joe Biden’s administration urged a judge Friday to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas — the strictest such law in the nation — in a key battle in the ferocious legal war over abortion access in the United States.The U.S. Supr…
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Yemen says that while widespread famine was averted in the country earlier this year with a surge in donor support, the situation is fragile and many essential programs remain at risk of further cuts. “It’s not enough that we just got that one push, we need a continuous…
Several U.N. agencies are calling on countries in the Americas to stop “expelling” Haitians without first assessing their “protection needs” and to uphold the “fundamental human rights of Haitians on the move.” The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the U.N. Human Rights Office…
YouTube will ban any video that claims vaccines are ineffective or dangerous, including those that question vaccines for measles and chickenpox, the company announced Wednesday.“Specifically, content that falsely alleges that approved vaccines are dang…
A second company that services student loan debt has asked the United States federal government to be relieved of its contracts.Navient, based in Wilmington, Delaware, announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement to transfer the loan servicing to Maxim…
A World Health Organization investigation has found that dozens of women were allegedly sexually abused and exploited by international staff and locals hired to respond to an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.The WHO appointed a fi…
The World Bank is predicting slower economic growth for developing nations in the East Asia and Pacific regions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A report issued by the bank Tuesday said while China’s economy is expected to grow by 8.5% in 2021, the rest of…
