WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater
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Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high
The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), speaking in Damascus, has called on the world to boost investment
Read moreMarlee Matlin Calls Out Importance of Open Captioned Films After Sundance Jury Walkout
A day after Sundance juror Marlee Matlin walked out of the premiere of “Magazine Dreams” in protest, along with the
Read moreTough Decisions, Close Calls and Quiet Victories: Why This Year’s International Oscar Race Is an Agent of Chaos
This year’s 15-film shortlist for the best international feature Oscar was, by Academy standards, a reasonably diverse one. Four Asian
Read moreUN chief calls for worldwide commitment to transforming education
Commitments made last year at a landmark UN conference to transform education globally must be translated into action, Secretary-General António
Read moreHayley Williams Calls Out NOFX Singer Fat Mike for Alleged Onstage Sexual Comments
Paramore’s Hayley Williams has responded to vulgar comments she says NOFX‘s Fat Mike made about her when she was just
Read moreWHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from its harmful impacts, thus
Read moreRobert Pattinson Calls Out ‘Insidious’ Male Body Standards, Says He Ate Only Potatoes for Two Weeks as a Detox
Robert Pattinson is no stranger to getting in shape for movie roles, from “Twilight” to “The Batman,” but the actor
Read moreUN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking for food must be released
Read moreUN chief calls for renewable energy ‘revolution’ for a brighter global future
Renewable energy is the only credible path forward if the world is to avert a climate catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António
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