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New Zealand Has Appointed This Public Health Academic As Its First Māori Woman Governor General

Cindy Kiro, a public health academic, has been appointed as New Zealand’s 22nd Governor General, becoming the first Māori woman to take on the role.

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Barbados Has Elected This Woman Lawyer And Politician As Its First President To Become A Republic

Barbados has elected Sandra Mason, a lawyer and the country’s governor general, as its first ever president to replace Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.

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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Was Interrupted By An Earthquake At A Press Conference But Kept Her Cool

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck New Zealand during a government’s COVID-19 press conference, interrupting prime minister Jacinda Ardern.

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Egypt Has Sworn In Nearly 100 Women As The First Women Judges In Its State Council

In a historic moment, 98 women in Egypt have been sworn in as the first women judges in the country’s State Council, one of its main judicial bodies that had previously been all male.

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This Japanese Woman Transforms Old Cardboard Boxes Into Lifelike Sculptures And It’s Incredible

Monami Ohno, a woman in Japan, has created over 200 sculptures made only from cardboard and glue – and sometimes a few drops of water.

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China Has Named This Pilot As The First Woman Astronaut To Work On Its Space Station And To Spacewalk

Wang Yaping, a military pilot and astronaut, is set to become the first woman astronaut to work on China’s new Tiangong space station.

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This Kenyan Runner Who Broke A World Record Was Found Stabbed To Death Allegedly By Her Husband

Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, the world record holder for the women-only 10 km road race, has been found dead in her home in Iten.

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This Ukrainian Airline Has Swapped Women Flight Attendants’ Skirts And Heels For Trousers And Sneakers

Women flight attendants from SkyUp Airlines, a budget airline in Ukraine, are now allowed to wear trainers and trousers as part of its newly reformed dress code.

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Thousands Of Women Across Latin America Held Mass Protests For The Right To Safe And Legal Abortions

On International Safe Abortion Day on Sep. 28, thousands of women across Latin America took to the streets in mass protests to demand the right to safe and legal abortions.

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The Police Officer Who Murdered This British Woman Walking Home At Night Has Been Jailed For Life

The police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old British marketing executive, while she was walking home at night, has been sentenced to life in prison.

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In A First, Germany Has Elected These Two Openly Trans Women To Its Parliament

Two German women from the Greens Party have made history by becoming the first openly transgender candidates to win seats in the German parliament in Sunday’s national election.

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11 Moroccan Men Who Gang-Raped And Tattooed This 17-Year-Old Girl Have Been Jailed For 20 Years

Eleven men in Morocco have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and gang-raping a teen girl in 2018.