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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.
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This British Woman Was Attacked And Murdered While She Was Walking To Meet Her Friends And People Want Justice
Police in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old elementary school teacher living in southeast London.
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Women In India Can Now Hold The Highest Leadership Positions In The Military After A Top Court Verdict
India’s Supreme Court has overturned a law that banned women from taking the entrance exam to India’s National Defense Academy, finding it violates the country’s constitution, which prohibits discrimination based on sex.
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The Taliban Has Banned Girls From Going To Middle And High School In Afghanistan
The announcement on Friday Sep. 17 said that classes for boys in grades seven to 12 would resume the next day on Saturday, the beginning of the Afghan week, but neglected to mention girls.
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This Russian Women’s Rights Activist Is Running For Office To Push For A Law Against Domestic Violence
Alyona Popova, a lawyer and women’s rights activist in Russia, has been campaigning for years for members Russia’s lower house of Parliament, the Duma, to adopt a law to protect women against domestic violence.
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This Medical Scientist And Model Has Become The First Black Woman To Win Miss Ireland In 74 Years
Pamela Uba, a 26-year-old medical scientist, has made history by becoming the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Ireland on Sunday, Sep. 5.
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A Chinese Court Has Rejected This Woman’s Historic #MeToo Case Against A Famous TV Presenter
A court in China has rejected a historic #MeToo case brought forward by Zhou Xiaoxuan, a 28-year-old screenwriter, who said she was sexually harassed by a famous TV presenter when she was an intern.