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Pia Miller, 34, has shared her own #MeToo experience. Via: Pia Miller shares her own #MeToo experience

UN secretary general calls for action and accountability to tackle on one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises The UN secretary general has called for those behind the Rohingya crisis to be held accountable, urging the security council to act on what has become “one of the world’s worst humanitarian Read more

Case incensed women’s and rights activists across the country, who decried six-month jail term as legal travestyAn Indonesian court has approved the legal appeal of a Sumatran teenager who was repeatedly raped by her brother and then jailed for having an illegal abortion. The decision from the high court in Read more

Stock markets hit six-month high as trade war fears recedeMnuchin: ‘Our objective is to get Canada on board quickly’Stock markets worldwide rose to a six-month high on Tuesday as fears of a global trade war receded after Donald Trump announced a US-Mexico trade deal.Global stocks reacted positively to the breakthrough, Read more

Despite government consultations, official commissions, green and white papers and an act of parliament, England’s system of means-tested care funding is broadly unchanged, Age UK says Via: England 'left behind' in race to resolve social care funding problems, charity warns

President reportedly heard urging ministers to sway voters and alluding to leftwing violence in leaked audioIn a private meeting with Christian ministers, Donald Trump warned of “violence” if Republicans do not maintain control of Congress in the midterm elections, according to an audio recording of the meeting obtained by the Read more

Royal College of Nursing vows to step up pressure for a vote on the terms of leaving the EU after backing The Independent’s campaign Via: Final Say: 430,000-strong nurse union writes to UK parties to back second referendum

Herds of cows abandoned by dairy farmers because of anti-slaughter laws are causing chaos in the Uttar Pradesh countrysideBy day, Munidev Tyagi is a farmer, growing rice, maize, lentils and sorghum. By night, he turns watchman, guarding his fields in Sahibpur village in Uttar Pradesh against the stray cows that Read more

Findings prompt concerns that shortfall in social care funding and lack of support in schools leading to ‘crisis in children’s mental health’ Via: Nearly one in four girls aged 14 self-harmed in past year, study shows

Government to allocate £92m to design an alternative to the European Galileo system Via: Brexit: Ministers launch study to design alternative navigation satellites amid fears of £1bn costs