Titmus asked, “Why are we still living in a world where you can profit off women's bodies and continue to sexualize women's sports?” Kramer responded, “This is what women in sports look
Titmus asked, “Why are we still living in a world where you can profit off women's bodies and continue to sexualize women's sports?” Kramer responded, “This is what women in sports look
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Generative AI is giving old misogynistic political smears a powerful new life, allowing fabricated images of women leaders to be created and circulated at unprecedented speed and scale. The Sonia Gandhi controversy
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A 48-year-old mother of three of Indian origin has alleged that her daughter was forcibly sent to Saudi Arabia for domestic employment after a purportedly forged “family report” was prepared by a
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Bangladesh’s journalists are facing a deepening crisis of violence, intimidation, legal harassment and surveillance, with attacks coming not only from political activists and criminal elements but also from Islamist organisations and, in
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged governments and leading AI companies to act urgently as increasingly powerful and autonomous AI systems create unprecedented risks to human rights, essential
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The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than they did a decade ago, threatening water security as the region moves towards “peak water” by mid-century, according to a
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I have read in the weekend newspapers that the Government is turning to desalination plants to provide drinking water to people in need, with the largest project in Jaffna reportedly estimated to
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on Sri Lankans to accept sacrifice and hard work for the sake of rebuilding the country, invoking China’s experience as an
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A documentary examining Israel’s use of artificial intelligence in military operations in Gaza received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, in what was described
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Drug shortages in public hospitals in Sri Lanka has been an endemic problem for decades and the reasons for this are many and varied. Political interference, bureaucratic ineptness, funding shortages, policy issues,
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Meta continues to face scrutiny over its handling of child sexual abuse material after a new report found that paid advertisements containing AI-generated abuse imagery continued to run on Facebook and Instagram
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Pakistan is home to a diverse mosaic of religious communities, including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Kalash, Bahai, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians, all of whom coexist alongside the Muslim majority. From the very inception of
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In the Sahel, where protracted crises, fragility and geopolitical uncertainty have become defining features of the regional environment, the central problem facing international assistance may not simply be how much money is
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What was once sold behind discreet doors is now appearing in mainstream shops, beauty stores and smartphone apps. Vibrators sit alongside cosmetics, intimate-care products are promoted through livestreams, and erotic audio has
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo When General Shavendra Silva sat down with Ankit Chauhan, an Indian national and the founder and host of the Impact Stories podcast, the conversation quickly moved beyond
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