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Nova Scotia Restores $53.6 Million in Grants After Budget Backlash

The premier moved to undo part of the grant reductions after days of protests, pledging further adjustments as the legislature reviews the budget.

Janja Represents Brazil at UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York

Lula Inaugurates 24-Hour Emergency Center at Rio's Cardoso Fontes Hospital

National Girl Child Day Spotlights Reported Gains, Grassroots Drives and Calls for Deeper Safeguards

Mexico Details Peace Initiative Results in Puebla and Veracruz

In First Report, Yucatán Governor Says 87% of Six-Year Agenda Is Funded

Five States Sue After HHS Freezes $10 Billion in Child-Care and Family Aid

Sternsinger Set 2026 Drive on Child Labour as Berlin Delegations Are Picked

Senator Fernández Noroña Publicizes Bienestar Pension Card, Drawing Fresh Scrutiny

Mexico Sets 203 Childcare Centers for 2026 as Sheinbaum Tours Near-Ready Juárez Site

Mexico Plans One-Trillion-Peso 2026 Bienestar Budget as Women’s Pension Surpasses 3 Million

Mahayuti Leaders Tout Ladki Bahin Yojana as Shinde Says Alliance Will Endure Before Local Polls

Clash in Congress Over Poverty Data as Welfare Secretary Announces Early Pensions for 2 Million Women

Venezuela Advances November Patria Payments as Year-End Bonus Is Prepared

Sheinbaum Opens 26-Km Tepic–Compostela Highway in Nayarit

Ukrzaliznytsia Board Member Warns Service Could Halt as Parliament Probes Zelensky’s Free-Travel Plan

Brazil Social Development Minister Walks Back Bolsa Família 'Work Card Swap' Remark

Wanda Sykes Uses Power of Women Stage to Pledge Women-First Hiring, Urge Action on SNAP Lapse

Venezuela Starts October Payouts of War Bonus and Year-End Stipend via Sistema Patria

Sheinbaum Announces National Youth Push With 20,000 Scholarships and 100 Sports Centers Starting 2026