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Explainer: Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (985+ words) (Clockwise from top left) Mr Rafael Grossi, Ms Rebeca Grynspan, Mr Macky Sall and Ms Michelle Bachelet are in the running for the next UN secretary-general. Published'Apr 21, 2026, 01: 05 PM Updated'Apr 21, 2026, 01: 52 PM GENEVA " The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected in 2026 for…...
Meet Gene Png, the Singaporean translating Korean feminist bestsellers into English
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (958+ words) Singaporean translator Gene Png translated South Korean bestsellers like The Legend Of Lady Byeoksa into English. Published'Mar 21, 2026, 01: 15 PM SINGAPORE " With five books of Korean-language fiction released or forthcoming in her first year of being a full-time published translator, 30-year-old Singaporean…...
Women renew ties with necktie as feminism faces pushback
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (655+ words) Model Bella Hadid walking for Saint Laurent at a spring/summer show in 2025. Published'Jan 31, 2026, 04: 26 PM Updated'Jan 31, 2026, 05: 03 PM PARIS " Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore, Bella Hadid, Oprah Winfrey: Women entertainers and models are reviving the necktie, a symbol of male power, at…...
French first lady Brigitte Macron's comments spark feminist backlash
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (662+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, who has triggered a feminist backlash with her comment against activists. Published'Dec 11, 2025, 06: 55 AM Paris - A vulgar slur France's first lady used to describe activists has ignited a feminist backlash in a…...
Japan's first female PM, but Takaichi is not a feminist
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (662+ words) Ms Sanae Takaichi became head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct 4 and will likely take office later in October. Published'Oct 05, 2025, 12: 25 PM Updated'Oct 05, 2025, 06: 48 PM TOKYO " Ms Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, but many…...
Julia Roberts denies her new Venice film sets back feminist cause
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) Julia Roberts pushed back on suggestions the film risked echoing cultural patterns that cast suspicion on survivors. Published'Aug 29, 2025, 08: 23 PM Updated'Aug 29, 2025, 09: 27 PM VENICE - US actor Julia Roberts delves into the rarefied world of academia in her latest film After The Hunt…...
Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona special US House Democratic primary -- CNN projects
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (418+ words) Published'Jul 16, 2025, 11: 45 AM WASHINGTON Reuters) -Establishment-backed Democrat Adelita Grijalva on Tuesday was set to win a primary to fill the U. S. House of Representatives seat in Arizona vacated by her late father, CNN projected. Grijalva, a 54-year-old former county board supervisor, held…...
Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France's first "incel' case
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) Published'Jul 03, 2025, 06: 35 AM Updated'Jul 03, 2025, 06: 50 AM PARIS - An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country's first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist "incel" movement, officials said on July 2. According to a…...
A Gen Z gender divide is reshaping democracy around the world
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1015+ words) SEOUL " South Korea's young women are expected to lead a broad political backlash against the main conservative party at presidential elections on June 3, punishing it for months of chaos. Multitudes of young men, though, are unlikely to join them. In…...