Paying for unpaid household work

Paying for unpaid household work

Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent Hindustan Times via Getty Images Women in Maharashtra aged 21-65 receive a monthly cash transfer of 1,500 rupees ($16) In a village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a woman receives a small but steady sum each month – not wages, for she has no formal job, but an unconditional…

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Defense bill would limit Pentagon travel funds until boat strike footage released

Defense bill would limit Pentagon travel funds until boat strike footage released

Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela.  The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more six…

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Hitmen ambush and kill reporter who covered corruption in Peru, journalist group says

Hitmen ambush and kill reporter who covered corruption in Peru, journalist group says

Peruvian journalist Fernando Nunez, whose reporting dug into municipal corruption cases, was shot and killed by hitmen while returning from an assignment, Peru’s National Association of Journalists (ANP) said Sunday. Nunez, a reporter for the digital outlet Kamila TV, “was attacked by hitmen while riding a motorcycle with his brother” on Saturday, the ANP said…

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