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Chile: Congress takes step toward abortion decriminalization
[ad_1] The lower house of Chile’s Congress has taken a step toward decriminalizing abortion in most cases, voting to craft…
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U.S. deports convicted Russian hacker Aleksei Burkov to Moscow
[ad_1] Aleksei Burkov was serving a nine-year sentence in U.S. federal prison for a range of cybercrimes, including identity theft…
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Théoneste Bagosora, Rwandan army officer convicted of genocide, dies at 80
[ad_1] Des Forges campaigned for years to hold Mr. Bagosora and his cohorts to account, and her foundational efforts were…
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South Korea considers ban on eating of dog meat as pet ownership grows in the country
[ad_1] President Moon Jae-in, who was previously reluctant to end the dog meat trade, appears to have had a change…
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You’ve heard of Meghan and Harry. Now meet Mako and Kei, who have Japan in a tizzy.
[ad_1] Royal families are, by nature, hierarchical and insular. Because they are the national dynastic icons, their families have an…
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Trans beauty magnate Nur Sajat fighting extradition to Malaysia
[ad_1] Nur Sajat, a 36-year-old entrepreneur and celebrity who built a successful cosmetics company, fled Malaysia after she was charged…
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Independent report details sex abuse allegations against WHO staffers during Congo Ebola outbreak
[ad_1] In one example, the report criticized officials’ failure to open an investigation of an allegation against Jean-Paul Ngandu, a…
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Two transgender women won seats in Germany’s parliament — part of a small but growing group around world
[ad_1] In Asia, transgender political representation is similarly rare and largely local. In India, there have been many openly transgender…
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