Female prisoner numbers to be cut by 400
2009-12-22
£15.6m being spent on community sentences in order to provide 'tough and credible' alternative to prison |
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Iran bans make-up for women on TV
2009-12-03
Women appearing in television programs will not be allowed to wear make-up because it is against Islamic law, or sharia |
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Anti-abortionists win court bid
2009-12-02
Anti-abortion campaigners have won a High Court bid to clarify government guidelines on abortion in Northern Ireland |
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Gaddafi preaches to Rome beauties
2009-11-17
He spoke of the wonders of Islam and assured his guests it was not anti-women, as some critics argue |
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Women banned from wearing trousers in Paris
2009-11-17
A decree banning women from wearing trousers in Paris is still technically in force, it emerged, making the laissez-faire French capital.... |
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Gangnam Conducts Mass Blind Dates
2009-11-13
A World Health Organization report said Korea's average birthrate is 1.19, one of the lowest among 193 countries worldwide in 2008 |
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Tower of London suspends beefeaters in harassment inquiry
2009-11-05
The Tower of London has suspended two beefeaters as part of an investigation into alleged harassment of its first female Yeoman Warder |
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Pepsi Pulls Sexist iPhone App
2009-11-03
PepsiCo pulled a controversial iPhone application that was criticized for being sexist. The application "Amp up before you score" .... |
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Happy 40th birthday to the internet
2009-10-30
What a busy old year 1969 was. Meanwhile, on October 29, the first Arpanet network connection between remote computers was established
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