Culture
The male hunter debunked: New research ends myth about hunter-gatherer sex roles
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New research takes a fresh look at existing data and busts the hunter-gatherer sex roles myth.
Europe
Study hints at when a common ancestor of Indo-European languages emerged
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New research suggests that the common ancestor of languages like Spanish, English and Hindi emerged about 8,000 years ago, resolving differences in two competing theories about the origin of Indo-European languages.
News
UN Security Council accepts unprecedented resolution on religious freedom and gender inequality
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The United Nations Security Council adopts an historic resolution on religious freedom that includes a call to improve women’s rights worldwide.
Africa
Ghanaian Parliament seeks to criminalize witchcraft accusations
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The Parliament of Ghana is considering a bill to prohibit the practices of witch doctors and witchfinders as well as preventing the naming or labeling of another person as a witch.
Middle East
Archeologists announce necromancy site near Jerusalem echoing the story of the Witch of Endor
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Research published yesterday describes evidence of necromancy performed by witches in an ancient cave site near Jerusalem