Shocking toll on children must be spur to action, says UN rights expert — Global Issues

Shocking toll on children must be spur to action, says UN rights expert — Global Issues

Three months since his last update to the UN rights forum in Geneva, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, said that he’d met youngsters who’d fled the country after suffering “irreparable harm”.  Empty seat  Myanmar – whose seat was empty in the Council –…

Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe — Global Issues

Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe — Global Issues

According to the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, 14.6 million Syrians depend on humanitarian assistance, 12 million face acute food insecurity, and nine in 10 now live below the poverty line.  Just last month, humanitarians warned that the funds pledged for relief operations were too small to help, said Commission…

Snapchat Plus Paid Subscription Service Launched, Now Available in US at $3.99 per Month

Snapchat Plus Paid Subscription Service Launched, Now Available in US at $3.99 per Month

Snap on Wednesday launched a paid version of the Snapchat app in the US, priced at $3.99 (nearly Rs. 315) a month, and a few other markets, in a major step away from a revenue model dependent mostly on advertising. Snap, which had teased the subscription version, Snapchat+, earlier this…

The Paper Girls Trailer Takes Viewers on a Trip Through Time

The Paper Girls Trailer Takes Viewers on a Trip Through Time

Ali Wong is quite literally confronting her past in the trailer for Prime Video’s YA series Paper Girls. In the preview, the comedian, who plays the adult version of Erin Tieng, stumbles into the kitchen and meets three preteens. “Who’s there?” adult Erin says, holding a stick and wearing her pajamas. “What are…