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• After losing in 2018, female candidates wrestle with a rematch
• Truce crumbles in Syria’s last refuge, and residents fear the worst
• Why Africa leads world in women’s leadership
• Why the world’s children are better off

After losing in 2018, female candidates wrestle with a rematch Posted: 30 May 2019 02:05 PM PDT One month before the election, Brianna Wu knew she was going to lose. Ms. Wu, a software engineer and video game developer, always knew winning the 2018 Democratic primary for Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District would be difficult.

Truce crumbles in Syria’s last refuge, and residents fear the worst Posted: 30 May 2019 01:38 PM PDT One of the toughest things this Ramadan for Umm Mohammed, a widow now living in a displaced persons camp in Syria's Idlib province without water or electricity, has been explaining to her young son and daughter that this year they will be unable to visit the grave of their father. Hundreds of thousands of them fled to Idlib as opposition strongholds fell.

Why Africa leads world in women’s leadership Posted: 30 May 2019 01:12 PM PDT When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet late Wednesday night, his country joined a rarified global club, becoming just the 11th nation on earth where at least 50% of government ministers are women. Since the 1990s, sub-Saharan Africa has been a global leader in pushing political gender parity.  Four of the top ten countries in the world with the highest percentage of women in their legislatures are here – including No. 1 Rwanda, whose Parliament is more than 60% female.

Why the world’s children are better off Posted: 30 May 2019 12:05 PM PDT One of the best indicators of progress for the world is its children. It turns out, according to a report released this week by the charity group Save the Children, hundreds of millions of kids are dramatically better off today than children in 2000.

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