Even a global pandemic has women at a disadvantage

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Even a global pandemic has women at a disadvantage Women in conflict-hit areas often have difficulty accessing health services due to gender discrimination and inequality, according to the IRC. The Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists Much of Siberia had high temperatures this year that were beyond unseasonably warm. India scales up mountain-warfare along LAC According to a PTI report, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has begun deployment of 40 fresh companies across various locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in view of the ongoing standoff and violent clashes between the armies of the two countries, officials said on Tuesday. How Russia fits into the Indo-China equation India and China are going head-to-head, so why does Russia suddenly look like an integral player? Planet of the monkeys: Humans try to reclaim lost Thai city The fearless primates rule the streets around the Prang Sam Yod temple in the centre of Lopburi, patrolling the tops of walls and brazenly ripping the rubber seals from car doors. Petrol and Diesel now cost the same in Delhi: How we got here Diesel has become the most expensive auto-fuel in the country overtaking petrol for the first time in a long while as the oil marketing companies on Wednesday raised its pump prices by 48 paisa while keeping the price of the other fuel unchanged. How 1983 World Cup win triggered India's obsession with cricket India was previously a hockey-loving nation, owing to their five Olympic gold medals between 1948 and 1980. But on June 25, 1983, India's cricketers became world-beaters. Has the second wave of coronavirus arrived in the US? Fears about a second wave of COVID-19 stem in part from the trajectory of the 1918-1919 Spanish flu pandemic that infected 500 million people worldwide and killed an estimated 20 to 50 million people. Victory Day: Russia celebrates historic day with massive parade As per a report by AFP, the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 is a pillar of national pride in Russia, used by the Kremlin to stir patriotic sentiment and rebuff criticism of the USSR and its army. Mongolian democracy under the shadow of coronavirus Voters queued two metres apart to enter, with medical staff checking temperatures, passing out hand disinfectant and masks, and providing single-use plastic gloves to fill out ballot papers.

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