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South Asia | India | Business

Meet Captain Monica Khanna, who safely landed SpiceJet flight after engine fire

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Captain Monica Khanna’s quick-thinking saved the lives of around 185 passengers on board the SpiceJet flight that caught fire shortly after takeoff on Sunday. The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight safely returned to Patna after cabin crew noticed sparks flying out of the left engine of the aircraft and alerted the pilots. Captain Monica Khanna – the pilot in-charge – acted calmly and took control of the situation. After consulting with First Officer Balpreet Singh Bhatia, she switched off the affected engine and landed the ‘overweight’ aircraft skillfully in Patna.
Latin America | Brazil | Leadership

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Says Not Resigning In Political Crisis

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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff rejected calls for her resignation on Friday midst a political storm deepened by a massive corruption scandal and blamed her opponents for causing a crisis that has damaged the Brazilian economy. "No one has the right to ask for the resignation of a legitimately elected president," Rousseff told reporters, indicating she has no intention of quitting despite Brazil's worst economic recession in 25 years. The leftist leader, who was narrowly re-elected in 2014, blamed her opponents for causing a political crisis that she said has damaged the Brazilian econ
Europe | U.K. | Economy

Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman speaks out against too much maternity leave

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The editor of British Vogue has criticised women who return from maternity leave only to announce soon after that they are pregnant again. In an interview with The Times, the fashion journalist commented that women cannot expect their jobs to be reserved for them ‘in aspic’ whilst they are off on maternity leave and that such behaviour is ‘frustrating for offices’. “I do think you have to accept there can be consequences from not being there. Office life has to go on. People don’t just leave your job, your role, the you-ness of it, in aspic, waiting for you to c
Middle East | Syria | Career

A New Short Documentary Shows Syrian Women Refugees’ Brave Resilience

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The number of Syrian refugees is currently approaching 4 million, with UN data showing women and children make up over three-quarters of that total. Hundreds of thousands from this diaspora are living in sprawling refugee camps along Turkey's southern border, and in a new short documentary by filmmaker Aliya Naumoff, a few women are sharing a look into life in those compounds. Aided by the U.S.-Turkey relations advocacy group the Turkish Heritage Organization, Naumoff traveled to the Harran and Akcakale camps near the border with Syria, where she interviewed a number of women and girls abou
Latin America | Chile | Leadership

Bachelet Ally Calls For More Government Transparency in Chile

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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is under fire due to numerous political corruption scandals affecting the country. Chilean Senator Isabel Allende criticized President Michelle Bachelet for failing to engage in dialogue with members of civil society as well as calling for greater transparency within the Bachelet administration. “The people are taking to the streets because they feel it is the only way to be heard and this seems brutal to me. We have to find ways to create space where we can have conversations,” Allende stated Sunday during a televised interview. Allende went on
South Asia | Nepal | Activism

Nepalese women in refuge camps are battling cultural taboos around periods

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It was just over a month ago today that the first devastating Nepal earthquake hit, killing thousands and leaving ruin in its wake. Almost 9,000 people died and the survivors had their lives completely altered. Many have taken refuge from dangerous buildings in camps set up outside their villages, where they’re living in crowded makeshift tents. For Nepalese women this brings with it its own set of specific problems – particularly at a certain time of the month. Traditionally, in Nepal, when women have their periods, they sleep alone – not even in the same bed
South Asia | Australia | Educational

The part women play in domestic violence

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Women can only command real power once we socialise girls to take themselves seriously and develop mental grit. Violence against women gets a lot of press at the moment. As a woman, I find male violence always inexcusable and repugnant. As a clinical psychologist though I understand quite a lot about how and why it happens – since I frequently come up against it in my work. For sure, from a moral perspective the perpetrator is always at fault. Nonetheless, if we are to have any impact on stopping this violence, we need to understand how and why it often happens. From the perspective of how
Middle East | Lebanon | Leadership

Syria conflict: With the men away fighting, women take the mantle of community leaders in Lebanon’s refugee camps

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Kharieh Fares is blunt about her role as the leader of a refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. “We women know what’s happening,” she says, having shouldered responsibility for the well-being of dozens who rely on her for basic necessities. “We know what is lacking in our homes.” There are thousands of informal settlements like this one around the country and all of them have a shawish like Ms Fares. But, unlike here, it’s almost always a man’s job. “Yes, it is usually a man,” she says. “But none of them had a mobile phone.” The Syrian civil war, w
Latin America | Chile | Corruption

Chile waits as Michelle Bachelet considers new cabinet after scandal

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President’s approval ratings fell to 29% before she sacked her entire cabinet, in a move that may strengthen her authority as a no-nonsense leader After sacking her entire cabinet, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet kept the nation guessing on Friday as she considered a new lineup to steer the country out of one of the country’s most dramatic political crises since the 1973 military coup. Ensconcing herself in her hillside home in Santiago, the Socialist party leader has not yet uttered a word to the public about her intentions to deal with a series of corruption scandals that have

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