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About 20% of Asian American adults have concealed aspects of their heritage, such as cultural customs, food, clothing, or religious practices, from non-Asians at some point in their lives, according to Pew Research Center survey of Asian adults in the United States. Common reasons for this include fear of ridicule and a desire to fit in.
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Asian Americans and Hiding Their Heritage

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More than half of the world’s 14.8 million school-aged refugee children are currently missing out on formal education,
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Over Half of Refugee Children Worldwide Miss Out on Education

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Despite global efforts, the world is "failing women and girls," warned the United Nations in a report on gender equality released on September 7, 2023. In the latest edition of the UN Women and UN DESA report, titled "Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023," alarming trends are unveiled, highlighting the world's struggles to achieve gender equality as it reaches the halfway mark of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Global Gender Equality Progress Falls Short in 2023

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"Hope Away from Home", an initiative of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), aims at garnering support and firm commitments from nations to safeguard the rights of individuals fleeing conflict, violence, and persecution. This campaign comes at a time of unparalleled forced displacement across the globe.
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Hope Away from Home’ to Protect Rights of Displaced

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A new study based on genomic data from 3,154 modern humans suggests that nearly a million years ago, humanity's ancestors experienced a severe population bottleneck that reduced their numbers from approximately 100,000 to just 1,280 breeding individuals.
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Genomic Data Reveals Ancient Population Bottleneck

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More Americans say being a man helps than hurts a person’s ability to get ahead in the United States these days, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. By contrast, more Americans say being a woman hurts rather than helps.
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Americans’ Interaction with Deceased through Dreams

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In a shocking turn of events, Wagner's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as a mercenary chief, is presumed to have died in a tragic incident. He was listed as a passenger on a private jet that crashed in the vicinity of Moscow, Russia, sending shockwaves through international circles.
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Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin; The Influential

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Generative AI, the powerhouse of technological evolution, has surfaced as a potent double-edged sword, presenting both incredible opportunities and formidable challenges, as articulated by researchers from the esteemed Oxford Martin School.
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AI Set to Augment Jobs Rather Than Erase Them; ILO

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About 48 per cent holds a favourable view compared to 28 per cent who harbour an unfavourable perception with respect to Taiwan, according to a new survey by the PEW Research centre.
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Perceptions of Taiwan: A Global Overview

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Black adults face a disheartening reality – they are 54% more likely to succumb to cardiovascular disease compared to their White counterparts. This unsettling statistic persists despite significant strides in reducing overall cardiovascular mortality nationwide. A groundbreaking study by Tulane University, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, presents a paradigm shift in understanding the root causes behind this racial divide. Surprisingly, the study points to social factors, encompassing unemployment, low income, and absence of a partner, as the driving forces of this disparity, overshadowing well-established factors such as hypertension and obesity.
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Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Health

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