Zimbabwe’s vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ people

[ad_1] HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president said the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ people, a move that human rights groups described Friday as a perpetuation of the African country’s homophobic practices. The state university scholarship for people between the ages of 18 and 35 is sponsored by GALZ, a…

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Mexico and FIFA go back to sports court in decadelong dispute over soccer fans’ gay slurs

[ad_1] GENEVA — A decadelong dispute between the Mexican soccer federation and FIFA over multiple fines for fans chanting anti-gay slurs at games went to sport’s highest court on Thursday. The latest appeal by Mexico at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenged financial penalties totaling 100,000 Swiss francs ($114,000) imposed by FIFA for incidents at two…

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Indian farmers pause protest march to Delhi as government talks continue

[ad_1] Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops said they had paused their protest march to New Delhi on Friday until their unions hold another round of talks with government ministers on Sunday. Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, who met farmers’ representatives late on Thursday along with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and deputy interior minister…

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