Since the 1960s, the birth control pill has been available as a form of contraception only usable by women. Men have had two mainstream forms of contraception, condoms and vasectomies.
Researchers at...
Aarushi Ahuja, World & Nation Editor
• March 23, 2018
Russia
Vladimir Putin was re-elected the president of Russia on Sunday, March 18. Putin has been embroiled in controversy over the outcome of the election, as he has regularly been accused of targeting...
Monsoon Flooding In India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Flooding from monsoons in South Asia has led to over 1,200 deaths and directly impacted over 40 million people, according to the U.N. The Red Cross has...
Ian Penny, World and Nation Editor
• April 28, 2017
Brazil
On April 25, indigenous people protesting in Brasília, Brazil, clashed with police officers. About 4,000 people attended the protest, which concerned legislation about indigenous land rights....
“I can’t really sum up my ‘experiences with African nations and peoples’ with a single word or phrase, just as I couldn’t sum up my experiences with Americans in that way,” said Beth Whitaker,...
Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor
• September 2, 2016
European Union
On Aug. 30, open Internet supporters in the European Union celebrated the implementation of guidelines protecting net neutrality. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications...
Japan
The first instance of cancer linked to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan has been diagnosed in a man who spent a year rebuilding the nuclear power plant. Since the magnitude-9 earthquake...
On Sept. 21, al-Shabaab insurgents stormed Nairobi’s Westgate mall, killing at least 72 and leaving 175 injured.
Affiliated with al-Qaeda as of last year, al-Shabaab claims that the attack was in...
16.4 million people living in Kenya do not have access to clean water.
Over 10,000 children die every year from diarrhea caused by consuming unsafe water.
But help is on the way.
On Sept. 11,...
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