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Buckingham Palace member resigns after repeatedly asking Black woman what country she ‘really came from’
An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity ...
Spain enacts new code to discourage sexist stereotypes in ads for kids’ toys
Spain said Wednesday it’s enacting a new ethics code to discourage toy manufacturers from using sexist stereotypes such as dolls ...
Australia opposes UNESCO adding Great Barrier Reef to endangered listing
Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of ...
Egyptians demand British Museum return Rosetta stone to Egypt
The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the ...
Dutch court rejects plan to control growing wolf population with paintball guns
A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a plan to control the country’s growing wolf population by shooting at the animals ...
Netherlands reportedly set to forcibly close 3,000 farms to comply with EU mandate
The Dutch government is planning to purchase and then close down up to 3,000 farms in an effort to comply ...
Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupts, local municipalities on alert
Authorities in El Salvador on Monday warned residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the country’s east to be alert after ...
Baguette gets added to UN list of intangible world cultural heritage
The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world — is being added to the U.N.’s ...
Israeli military to temporarily remove unit of ultra-Orthodox Jewish soldiers out of West Bank
The Israeli military said Wednesday it is temporarily removing a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers out of the occupied West Bank ...
Iran, Turkey blame Kurds for domestic problems and protests to justify invasion, air bombings: expert
The Kurdish people face assaults from both sides as Turkey prepares to invade Syria and Iran runs an air campaign ...
