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EUObserver / BrusselsPut women at the negotiation table

“March 8, International Women’s Day – or ‘Women’s Combat Day’, as many feminists call it in Germany – has just been declared a public holiday in Berlin,” writes Hannah Neumann. “Awareness for discrimination and sexualised violence is rising.... At the same time, from Bilbao to Brussels to Berlin and Bucharest, women and their concerns remain grossly

Haaretz / Tel Aviv, israelUS support for India in conflict with Pakistan may affect global balance of powerSouth China Morning Post / Hong KongCan Israel’s success with startups be replicated in other countries?The New Times / Kigali, RwandaGender equality will help economic developmentArab News / Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThe Islamic State’s territory losses will not prevent the spread of its ideology

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