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Canada to summon Russian ambassador over ‘hateful’ tweets towards LGBT+ community

Canada to summon Russian ambassador over 'hateful' tweets towards LGBT+ community

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly asked her services on Monday to summon the Russian ambassador to Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, following a series of anti-LGBT+ tweets, including one targeting an openly lesbian federal minister. Messages posted by the Russian Embassy’s Twitter account echo the Duma’s adoption last week of a bill …

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Kenya: civil society concerned about shortage of condoms due to taxes

Kenya: civil society concerned about shortage of condoms due to taxes

Civil society groups in Kenya are complaining about a chronic shortage of free condoms across the country. The life-saving products are usually imported and distributed for free but due to high taxes suppliers are no longer providing Kenya with free condoms. The activists want the government to remove taxes on …

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