Tracking anniversaries of Black deaths isn’t memorializing victims – it’s objectifying them

National Good Samaritan Day fell on March 13 and commemorates those who have helped a person in need. This year, March 13 also marked one year...

COVID-19 caused a global setback in reproductive and sexual health rights, especially for women

The exceptional measures governments and health authorities used during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lockdowns, quarantine or reorganizing health services, directly affected the full realization of...

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 200M: Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK – Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The global case count reached 200,014,602, with 4,252,873 deaths...

US rejects WHO call for booster shot moratorium as ‘false choice’

WASHINGTON – The US rebuffed on Wednesday a call from the World Health Organization (WHO) to impose a worldwide coronavirus booster shot moratorium, saying it presents “a...

With abortion heading back to the Supreme Court, is it time to retire the ‘my body, my choice’ slogan?

One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. Mississippi made clear...

House committee investigating Capitol insurrection has a lot of power, but it’s unclear it can force Trump to testify

In the intensely partisan atmosphere surrounding the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, will the committee be able to get...

Requirements of masking, vaccination reinstated in US

NEW YORK – Strict requirements of masking and vaccination have been reimposed by federal and municipal governments as well as business entities across the United States,...

Over 4.18-B coronavirus vaccine jabs administered worldwide

ANKARA – The number of Covid-19 vaccine shots administered worldwide crossed 4.18 billion on Monday, according to Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford...

Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts

Who have been Australia’s most accomplished prime ministers? Curiously, it’s a question that is seldom asked. We enthusiastically compile lists of the greatest films or sporting...

There’s a strong case to be made for constitutional monarchies. But there’s no case for one in Australia