Opium use booms in Afghanistan, creating a ‘silent tsunami’ of addicted women
2017-06-27
Tens of thousands of Afghan women, confined to their homes by tradition and often dependent on addicted men, are succumbing, too |
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Iraqi girl, 6, reunited with family after being kidnapped by ISIS 3 years ago
2017-06-14
Christina, now 6 years old, has been reunited with her parents, nearly three years after she was kidnapped |
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Priyanka Chopra accused of immodesty for showing legs in photo with Indian P.M.
2017-06-02
Some complained that the 34-year-old’s dress showed too much of her legs, and accused her of forgetting her Indian heritage |
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Work, not sex? The real reason Chinese women bound their feet
2017-05-22
It was an excruciatingly painful practice that maimed the feet of millions of Chinese girls and women for centuries: foot-binding. |
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Japanese princess, 25, to become a commoner — sparking national debate on gender
2017-05-18
Conservative supporters of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have opposed motions to allow women to become emperor, or even to grant their sons the right to be part of the royal family |
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Meet the woman who just made American space history
2017-04-25
When Peggy Whitson woke up this morning, she broke a record: It's her 535th day in space. And what she misses most about Earth is a good hot shower
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United States' first female Muslim judge, Sheila Abdus-Salaam, found dead in New York
2017-04-13
The body of the 65-year-old associate judge of New York’s highest court was found in the waters off Harlem
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A Muppet with autism to be welcomed soon on 'Sesame Street'
2017-03-21
That certainly goes for Julia, a Muppet youngster with blazing red hair, bright green eyes - and autism |
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Girl aged 11 set to become Britain's youngest mother
2017-03-17
Britain’s current youngest mum gave birth in 2014 when she was 12 and the father was 13 - giving them the lowest combined age of any British parents |
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