Gender inequality and the global #MeToo movement have fueled “Escape the Corset,” a campaign to cast off the country’s rigid beauty standards.
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Jets, Horses and Bribes: How a Venezuelan Official Became a Billionaire as His Country Crumbled
Alejandro Andrade, a former treasurer in Venezuela’s Socialist government, will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to receiving more than $1 billion in bribes.
Activist Who Used Humor to Highlight War is Gunned Down in Syria
Raed Fares’s videos and protest placards drew international attention to the plight of Syrians while angering both the government and extremists.
Houthi Rebels Ready to Negotiate Control of Key Yemen Port, U.N. Envoy Says
The United Nations sees a deal on the port of Hudaydah as a key first step to a broader end to the Saudi-led war against Iran-allied Houthi rebels.
A Man’s Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island
John Allen Chau’s letter to his parents from the Andamans lays out a disturbing account of his final days trying to spread Christianity.
One African Nation Put the Brakes on Chinese Debt. But Not for Long.
Sierra Leone canceled a $300 million airport loan. Then its president changed his tone. Across the continent, Beijing’s money often proves irresistible.
Trilobites: Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Is a Graveyard of Dead Continents
Data from a European satellite has revealed the tectonic underworld below the frozen southernmost continent.
CCTV shows attack at Karachi’s China consulate
Armed separatists stormed the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, triggering an intense hour-long shootout during which two Pakistani civilians, two police officers and all three assailants were killed. (Nov. 23)
By 2030, projected insulin shortage could affect 40 million people
A shortage of insulin could affect 40 million people by 2030. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.
Toronto All-Boys School Rocked by Reports of Hazing Assaults
St. Michael’s College School was known for tradition, Catholic faith and elite sports. Then videos of assaults began circulating, leading to students’ arrests.