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Māori People In New Zealand Have Named This 27-Year-Old Woman As Their New Māori Queen
Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, 27, has been crowned New Zealand’s new Māori Queen after her father, King Tuheitia, died in hospital after heart surgery.
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Women In Afghanistan Are Singing To Protest The Taliban Banning Them From Speaking Aloud In Public
Afghan women are sharing videos of them singing to protest against new Taliban laws that bans women’s voices in public.
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This Ugandan Runner Who Competed In This Year’s Paris Olympics Has Died After Being Set On Fire By Her Boyfriend
33-year-old Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in marathon at the Paris Olympics in August, was attacked outside her house in Kenya.
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This 17-Year-Old Armless Indian Archer Has Convinced People The Olympics Are Just A Warm Up For The Paralympics
Sheetal Devi became the first Indian woman, as well as the first and only woman without upper limbs, to win an archery medal at the Paralympics.
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This British Para-Archer Competed While Seven-Months Pregnant And Won A Gold Medal, Making History
31-year-old Jodie Grinham, who was born with an arm disability, won a bronze medal in the women’s individual compound event while she was seven-months pregnant.
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This Afghan Woman Taekwondo Athlete Has Made History As The First Refugee To Win A Medal At The Paralympics
Zakia Khudadadi had been smuggled out of Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Afghanistan so that she could compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
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The Taliban Has Passed New Laws Banning Women From Showing Their Faces Or Speaking Aloud In Public
The new laws require women to cover their entire bodies, including their faces, in public to prevent "temptation.”
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Another “Nth Room”? Deepfake Porn Telegram Chat Rooms Based On Schools Uncovered In South Korea
Many of the chat rooms are based on schools, with many victims being girls in middle and high schools.
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This Iraqi Woman Is Training Girls In Karate To Defend Themselves And Punching Down Gender Norms
30-year-old Noor Salman started training as way of self-defense.
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A Man Who Raped And Murdered A Seven-Year-Old Ethiopian Girl Was Sentenced To Only 25 Years In Prison And People Want Justice
Seven-year-old Heaven Awot was raped and killed by her mother’s landlord.
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Iceland Has Elected This Entrepreneur And Businesswoman As Its Second Woman President
Tomasdottir was previously the head of Iceland's Chamber of Commerce and the CEO of a global non-profit that works to promote diversity in the workplace.
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A Court In China Has Denied This Woman The Right To Freeze Her Eggs Just Because She's Not Married
The hospital told Theresa Xu it was not possible to proceed without a marriage certificate, and doctors instead encouraged her to have babies while she was still young.