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Norway’s Women’s Handball Team Was Fined 1,500 Euros For Wearing Shorts Instead Of Bikini Bottoms
The Norwegian women’s handball team have been fined 150 euros each for wearing shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms at a match.
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This Welsh Paralympic Athlete Wore Sprint Briefs To A Long Jump Event But Was Told They Were “Too Short”
Olivia Breen, a two-time Paralympic champion from Wales, has spoken out after an official said the sprint brief she wore to a long jump competition were “too short and inappropriate.”
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This Spanish TikToker Says He Tricks Women Into Unprotected Sex By Saying He’s Sterile, Causing Outrage
Spanish TikToker, Naim Darrechi, 19, has caused an outcry after saying he often avoids using a condom during sex by telling his sexual partners he is sterile when they ask him to use protection.
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Canada Has Appointed This Inuit Leader As Its First Indigenous Woman Governor General
Mary Simon, an Inuk leader, has been appointed as Canada’s 30th Governor General, becoming the first Indigenous person to take on the role.
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Ukraine Made Women Soldiers March In Heels For A Military Parade Rehearsal And People Are Furious
Ukraine’s military has come under mass criticism after it released photos showing women soldiers marching in heels at a rehearsal for a military parade.
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This Egyptian Mom Is Teaching Men How To Box And Knocking Down Gender Norms
Sabah Saqr is a working mother with a son, who trains about 20 men between the ages of 18 and 30 twice a week in a Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/egypt-mom-boxing-coach-beni-suef/]
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Gibraltar Voted To Legalize Abortion In The First 12 Weeks, Easing One Of The Strictest Bans In Europe
People in Gibraltar voted in a referendum on Thursday Jun. 24 to ease the country’s harsh ban on abortion.
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These Two Saudi Activists Jailed For Fighting For Women’s Right To Drive Have Been Freed After Three Years
Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah, two prominent Saudi women’s rights activists detained nearly three years ago, have been freed after completing their sentencest, Saudi rights group ALQST said.
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This French Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather Turned Husband Who Raped Her For Years Has Been Freed
Valérie Bacot, a woman in France who was raped and abused for decades by her stepfather who later turned into her husband, has been freed.
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This New Zealand Weightlifter Has Become The First Trans Athlete To Compete At The Olympics
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after officials on Monday selected her to be part of the country’s national team for the Tokyo Games.
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This Six-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped By Her Dad In Spain Has Been Found Dead At The Bottom Of The Sea
Thousands of women in Spain have joined demonstrations to protest gender and domestic violence in the country after the body of a six-year-old girl who was kidnapped by her father was discovered on the seabed.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Agnes Chow Has Been Freed After Seven Months In Prison
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, Agnes Chow, has been released from prison after serving more than six months for taking part in an unauthorized protest in 2019.