NEW DELHI — Hundreds of doctors protested near India’s health ministry Monday as they demanded stringent laws to protect health care workers from violence and […]
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Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in the summer of 2024
SINTRA, Portugal — The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope […]
What to know as thousands protest sexual violence in India
NEW DELHI — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital […]
Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
NEW DELHI — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government […]
As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza
NEW YORK — As students return to colleges across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza, […]
A trainee doctor is raped and killed in India, sparking protests and an attack at a medical college
KOLKATA, India — A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors […]
Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
NEW YORK — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university […]
Mexico’s president to send diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president lashed out at U.S. funding for a Mexican anti-corruption nonprofit group Wednesday, and said he will send a diplomatic note […]
UCLA can’t allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles, cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing […]
Police in Ferguson make arrests amid protests on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
FERGUSON, Mo. — Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson arrested two people and said more arrests were likely following protests on the 10th […]