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What to stream this weekend: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' chops, PBS hits the disco and Kevin Hart chats
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' chops, PBS hits the disco and Kevin Hart chatsThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from R&B-pop artist Kehlani, Kevin Hart’s interview show “Hart to Heart” returns for a fourth season on Peacock and Jack Black lends his voice to “Kung Fu Panda 4.”.
What to stream this weekend: Willie Nelson, Chip & Joanna Gaines, Jim Henson and Ben Platt
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Willie Nelson, Chip & Joanna Gaines, Jim Henson and Ben PlattThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from Willie Nelson, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a curmudgeon puppeteer in “Eric” on Netflix and home improvement gurus Chip and Joanna Gaines fix up a mid-century modern lake house on HGTV.
NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth
Read full article: NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youthNBA great Dwyane Wade has launched Translatable, a nonprofit online community dedicated to supporting transgender youth.
Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate rages
Read full article: Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate ragesSilent Donor is flourishing just as the privacy debate for contributors heats up, especially for those using donor-advised funds to anonymously give to their favorite, and sometimes controversial, causes while also getting a tax break.
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women
Read full article: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against womenNobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the world needs to recognize and confront the Taliban's “gender apartheid” against women and girls in Afghanistan.
Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'
Read full article: Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban.
Elevate Prize expands to 12 winners in 2023 for strong field
Read full article: Elevate Prize expands to 12 winners in 2023 for strong fieldThe winners of this year’s Elevate Prize include social entrepreneurs who help Detroit children prepare for school, build technology labs in rural Kenya, and improve road safety in India.
At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global education
Read full article: At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global educationWith COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit.
Clinton initiative's NYC return includes Andres, Queen Rania
Read full article: Clinton initiative's NYC return includes Andres, Queen RaniaWorld Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September.
Suspects held after fake online sale of Indian Muslim women
Read full article: Suspects held after fake online sale of Indian Muslim womenPolice in India have detained a man and a woman alleged to be involved in the offering for sale of prominent Muslim women on a fake online auction website in a case that has sparked outrage across the country.
Blinken faces global challenges in round-the-world trip
Read full article: Blinken faces global challenges in round-the-world tripSecretary of State Antony Blinken will confront a number of daunting global challenges as he embarks this week on an around-the-world diplomatic tour that will test the Biden administration's resolve on various fronts.
Indian police rescue 17 children employed illegally
Read full article: Indian police rescue 17 children employed illegallyIndian police accompanied by activists from a children’s rights group have raided automobile repair shops on the edge of New Delhi and removed 17 children who were employed illegally.
Father of Londoner found dead in Pakistan demands justice
Read full article: Father of Londoner found dead in Pakistan demands justiceThe father of a British woman of Pakistani origin who was found dead at a home in the eastern city of Lahore this month is dissatisfied with the police probe into her murder.
Malala takes her passions to the small screen with Apple
Read full article: Malala takes her passions to the small screen with AppleFILE - Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner, appears at the Cricket World Cup opening party along The Mall in London, on May 29, 2019. In her home country, Pakistan, she was outspoken in insisting that girls have a right to an education. You know, I’m still at the stage where I’m exploring ideas. We are often told that you have to grow older and get a PhD or something, and then once you are 50 or 40, then you can change things. Follow that path if you want, but you can change things now as well.
Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullying
Read full article: Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullyingTHE HAGUE – A 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Friday for his work combating cyberbullying in his country, and he vowed to keep fighting online abuse until it is eradicated. The award is accompanied by a fund of 100,000 euros ($118,225), which is invested by the KidsRights Foundation in projects that are closely linked to the winner’s work. After Yousafzai won the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2013, she went on to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize a year later for campaigning for girls to have a universal right to education even after she survived being shot by Taliban militants. Addressing Friday's award ceremony via a video link, Yousafzai praised Rahman's work for contributing to internet safety. “Cyberbullying is a violation of that right.”
Harry, Meghan, team with Malala Yousafzai on girls' rights
Read full article: Harry, Meghan, team with Malala Yousafzai on girls' rightsLONDON – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are joining activist Malala Yousafzai in a video chat about the challenges girls face in accessing education amid the coronavirus pandemic. The video chat covers how the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on young women’s access to education. Yousafzai, who survived a shot in the head after being targeted for campaigning for girls’ education in Pakistan, went on to become the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2014. Meghan, now based in California with Harry to seek financial independence from the British monarchy, has campaigned on education for girls for some time. In 2011 the United Nations declared Oct. 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to promote girls’ rights and address the challenges girls face around the world.
Mission accomplished: Malala gets Oxford degree
Read full article: Mission accomplished: Malala gets Oxford degreeMalala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education, has completed her degree at Oxford University. The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner, now 22, posted images on Twitter of her celebration early Friday upon completing a degree in philosophy, politics and economics. Hard to express my joy and gratitude right now as I completed my Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at Oxford, she tweeted. She went back to school as soon as she could but kept campaigning for the right to an education for others. Her Twitter feed was flooded with expressions of goodwill, including one from NASA astronaut Anne McClain, who studied in England.