By a 6 to 3 majority, the Supreme Court decided to overrule the landmark Roe decision and end almost 50 years of access to abortion being a constitution right.
US Supreme Court justices arrive at the US Capitol in February 2022
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The Supreme Court held off at least another day before announcing a ruling on abortion rights. High profile cases take more time to finalize, but there are also political and public relations factors.
Anthony Albanese, as depicted by cartoonist David Pope.
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Political cartoonists have found their own ways of coping with a new government
A child from the Mayuruna ethnic group stands on a pier on the banks of the Atalaia do Norte River in Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 12, 2022. Federal police and military forces are searching and investigating the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araujo Pereira.
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History shows that opposition leaders elected after an election job struggle to hang onto their jobs. Will this time be different?
Some Nigerian women displaying their voter cards at a polling units during one of the country’s elections. Photo:aap/
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The fear of domination of one ethnic group or section by another has persistently undermined efforts at democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
Queen Elizabeth presents winners trophy to Althea Gibson who won the women’s title in the All England Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon in July 1957.
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The Platinum Jubilee serves as an opportunity to reflect on the complex interactions and historical evolution of the British monarchy and the transformations in sport, politics and society.
Eight presidential candidates on stage during Kenya’s first presidential debate in 2013.
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Experts and undecided voters from pubs across the country awarded the debate to Albanese, in what was a much more civil contest than the previous debate.
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For the second time running, it is looking like the French presidential election will go to a runoff between centralist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen.
World Health Day is shining a light on local responses to health challenges. It’s time New Zealand takes that message to heart and works with local communities for a fairer health system.
A nurse rests against a wall near COVID patients at a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China – February 2020.
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Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun infiltrated Wuhan in April 2020 to gather its citizens’ stories from the first days of coronavirus: from the doctor who first warned of a new disease, to a taxi driver.
The story of Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s 804 days as a political prisoner is about more than Iran’s human rights abuses, writes Scott Burchill – the West is no model of international citizenship either.
The Black Stars were an extension of Nkrumah’s political ideology
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