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India’s top court legalises abortion regardless of marital status

India’s top court legalises abortion regardless of marital status

India - The Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, upheld the right of a woman to an abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy regardless of marital status.  Justice D.Y. Chandrachud of India's Supreme Court

The US push for pay transparency

The US push for pay transparency

US - The law, which Government Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept. 27, requires any employer with at least 15 employees to post a pay scale along with any job posting. It also requires

China’s envoy to the UN urges people to visit Xinjiang 

China’s envoy to the UN urges people to visit Xinjiang 

China - The permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva invited people to travel to the infamous region to experience its purported beauty because he was worried about how the recent United Nations Human

Pope urges Italians to help migrants as far right tipped to win election

Pope urges Italians to help migrants as far right tipped to win election

Italy - “Migrants are to be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated,” Pope Francis told the assembled faithful. “Let us renew our commitment to building the future in accordance with God’s plan: a future in which

What you need to know about Iran’s raging protests

What you need to know about Iran’s raging protests

Iran - The protests, now in their tenth day, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in hospital three days after she was detained by Tehran's vice police and taken to

Yorkshire Ambulance Service workers to vote on strike move in pay row

Yorkshire Ambulance Service workers to vote on strike move in pay row

UK - The GMB union said an advisory vote involving almost 1,500 members of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) showed 90% were in favor of the strike. Ambulance workers in Yorkshire must vote to strike

Nine dead in Iranian attacks on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

Nine dead in Iranian attacks on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

Iran - The Islamic Republic of Iran has attacked an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, killing nine people and injuring several others. According to the Kurdish official of Iraq, the

4 tips to run inclusive recruitment campaigns for your business

4 tips to run inclusive recruitment campaigns for your business

Global - Inclusive recruiting should be at the center of your overall hiring strategy in 2022 and beyond for a number of important reasons. To build a powerful employer brand and access a large pool

Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida after slamming western Cuba

Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida after slamming western Cuba

US - Jan, a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, passed over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico around 2:00 pm. The alien made landfall in Cuba early Tuesday morning in a

Canada records new high for US asylum seekers to cross border

Canada records new high for US asylum seekers to cross border

Canada - Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) intercepted 23,358 asylum seekers crossing Canada through unofficial entry points during the first eight months of the year. Federal police