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Nigerian Dailies Protest Restrictive Media Bill
ABUJA - Nigerian newspapers are protesting legislation being considered in Parliament that would allow authorities to control the press. All Nigeria's national dailies on Monday had "Information Blackout" boldly printed on their front pages to raise support against the proposal. The agreement to stage a front-page protest was reached last week during a meeting of the Nigerian Press Organization, NPO, in Lagos.
Proposed Funding Targets US Community College Upgrades
President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, released last month, includes $12 billion for community colleges to address technological needs, help protect the health and safety of students and faculty, and narrow funding inequities. It also calls for two years of free tuition at community colleges, one of many parts of Biden’s proposal seen by many Republicans in Congress as too expensive and an inappropriate expansion of government’s role in society.
Mexican President Defends 3-Meter Barriers to Wall Off Women Protesters
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday said a metal barrier to wall off the presidential palace ahead of a planned women's march on International Women's Day was to avoid provocation and protect historic buildings from vandalism. In a country where femicides rose nearly 130% between 2015 and 2020, critics said the decision to erect the 3-meter-high barriers was symptomatic of Lopez Obrador's apathy toward the crisis of violence afflicting women.
Jill Biden Pushes Free Access to Community College, Training
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden is pushing free access to community college and training programs, saying the schools will be an important part of Biden administration efforts to rebuild the economy. A longtime community college professor and advocate, the first lady said people struggling to get by during the coronavirus-induced economic slump need access to these schools. "We have to get this done. And we have to do it now.
International Women’s Day Highlights Gender Inequality in Women’s Athletics
Shamila Kohestani, former captain of the Afghan Women National Football team, had family support in her quest to pursue her athletic ambitions, though she still had to face the challenges associated with playing sports in a conservative society. “It’s extremely difficult for women to play sports, and in a country where women are still considered a second-class citizen,” she said. “When I began playing soccer, we had no women on the soccer team.
Miss District of Columbia 2019 Shares Her #MeToo Message
WASHINGTON - VOA Student Union's Sahar Majid interviewed 2019 Miss District of Columbia Katelynne Cox, who talked about issues including her pageant journey and advocacy organization. Katelynne Cox was chosen as the 2019 Miss District of Columbia last month. Cox, a native of Washington state, is the manager of fundraising and events at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, D.C. In the pageant, Cox was able to speak to her advocacy for the #MeToo movement.
Graduate Students at John Hopkins University Learn Foreign Languages as Part of Their Curriculum
For most people, learning a different language is a choice. But for students at the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, learning how to communicate in their selected region is a requirement. VOA’s Sahar Majid spoke to students at SAIS who are studying how to read and write in Urdu and Hindi as part of their South Asian concentration.
White House Worries Too Few American Kids Study Science & Math
White House officials are worried that unless more American students study math and science the United States won't be able to compete with China, India and other nations. The U.S. administration has just published a five-year plan to boost the number of kids who go into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM subjects. VOA's Sahar Majid has more in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
IJNet Bulletin
Weekly Bulletin07/25/2016 Advertisements Global journalists can now apply for two awards recognizing excellence in science reporting. Apply by August 1, 2016. The Foreign Press Center Japan, in cooperation with the International Center for Journalists, is sponsoring a fellowship tour to Japan for a sports journalist from the U.S. New Opportunities by Region Journalists interested in finding their distinctive voice can attend the webinar at 2 p.m. EDT on April 20.
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