A leftist movement in Sri Lanka that took power after an economic collapse is seizing a rare opportunity to rally more women into politics.
Tag: Women and Girls
Where the Taxis Are Motorcycles, and the Drivers Are Women
Kenya’s “Boda Girls” are turning a male-dominated industry upside down. Their favored customers are pregnant women needing rides to the hospital.
Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’
After being lured to Pakistan, Hira Anwar was fatally shot by her father and an uncle over online posts that her parents believed were immodest, the police said.
The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.
His influence is partly the result of a very online political establishment, and partly thanks to a right-leaning media that is hostile to Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Pope Appoints Nun to Lead Vatican Department
Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be alone at the top.
Pope Appoints Nun to Lead Vatican Department
Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be alone at the top.
U.K.’s Starmer Slams ‘Lies and Misinformation’ After Elon Musk Attacks
Without naming Mr. Musk directly, Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced the billionaire’s spreading of falsehoods about a child sex abuse scandal.
Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts
In a barrage of posts rife with misinformation, he revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister and defended a jailed far-right agitator.
Still Sounding Young at 85, She Is the Voice of Old Japan
Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world.
During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’
A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case.