Women still earn less than men. 6 leaders explain what’s needed to close the gap
The gender pay gap stubbornly persists. What needs to be done in order to close it? It is no secret that the gender pay gap is a legacy of structures…
Holi 2022: Photos capture the festival of color
That celebration is Holi, the Hindu festival of love, color and spring. It’s a time when Indians don simple, inexpensive clothes and take to the streets to drench each other…
What we know about the earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima coast
For some, the incident brought back painful memories of 2011, when an earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, a disaster that’s still being…
Japan earthquake: 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude quake hits coast off Fukushima Prefecture
One of the people who died was a man in his 60s who lived in the city of Soma, the local disaster prevention office said on Thursday. The quake was…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘on way home’ to UK after 6 years’ detention in Iran, British lawmaker says
On Wednesday, Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s local UK Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq tweeted a photo of her on board a plane saying she is now on her way home. “It’s been 6…
Covid. War. Inflation. Recession fears. The stock market can’t keep up
The combination of these major macroeconomic and geopolitical issues will make it difficult for stocks to climb out of their hole and finish 2022 in positive territory, some experts say.…
Tokyo schools drop controversial dress code on hair and underwear color
For decades, being a student in Tokyo meant you had to look a certain way. Under the public school system’s dress code, all students had to dye their hair black,…
Nordic countries wonder if they are next on Putin’s list
Nations that were neutral have provided arms for Ukrainians; governments that had for years missed their NATO defense spending obligations have made spectacular U-turns; and countries that had deep economic…
Chelsea made plea for ‘sporting integrity,’ despite oligarch owner being sanctioned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Despite Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich being sanctioned by the UK government for his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine, the club had called for…
Britain’s cost of living crisis is pushing millions to the brink
“Everything’s increasing,” she told CNN Business during a visit to The Boiler House, which provides discounted food, footwear and fuel vouchers from a red brick building on a public housing…