Pakistan’s transgender community gets a ride-sharing service for safety

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s transgender community has gotten its first ride-sharing service in the latest effort to protect trans people from discrimination and harassment, the business’ founder said on Wednesday. The new ride-share was launched over the weekend in the country’s cultural capital of Lahore. It’s called SheDrives and will service only trans people and women,…

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Venezuela opposition leader González flies to Spain after arrest warrant

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez left for Spain overnight and was seeking asylum, officials said on Sunday, amid a mounting political and diplomatic crisis over the disputed results of July’s election. A plane carrying Gonzalez — who has challenged President Nicolas Maduro’s declaration of victory — had stopped off in Portugal’s Azores islands and…

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