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President Donald Trump’s call for a bipartisan commitment to eradicate HIV in the United States within a decade has been welcomed by experts and advocacy organizations even as major challenges remain. Addressing Congress during the annual State of the Union speech, Trump hailed what … Read...

Why Global Citizens Should Care Child marriage stops young girls from receiving an education all around the world. Pakistan’s senate voted to raise the minimum marriage age from 16 to 18 for women. You can join us in taking action on this issue here.... Read more via Global Citizen –...

President Donald Trump did not consult his top military commander in the Middle East before making the abrupt announcement to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria. General Joseph Votel, the four-star Army commander who heads U.S. Central Command, made the disclosure Tuesday during an...

The UK’s service sector stagnated last month, with new orders falling for the first time in two-and-a-half years, according to the IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI). The figures showed a reading of 50.1 in January, lower than December’s 51.2. IHS Markit’s Chris Williamson …...

Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) brought thousands of neoliberal elites â as well as an army of feted journalists and scholars â to the popular Swiss ski resort of Davos. There, the emerging relationship between the Davos set and far-right populists was plain to see. And … Read...