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While the Russian government looks away, AIDS spreads quickly
At an AIDS clinic in a trendy part of Moscow, bucking taboos about HIV and AIDS is an everyday part of the job.Dozens of young men and women with HIV gathered recently to celebrate the anniversary of...
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Indian women speak out about a government tax that declares certain feminine...
For most of her life, Kamal Rahirashi has had just enough to get by — and sometimes not even that. When her income was limited, a lot of personal needs took a backseat, including the need for personal...
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This 24-year-old has created a board game about arranged marriage
For many young women and their families across the globe, marriage isn't a game.In fact, it's taken so seriously that matches are arranged sometimes years in advance. Often, not much thought is given...
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In New York, this statue causes some students to shudder
Every day, Seshat Mack wakes up and takes the bus to school. She’s a doctoral student in science, from Harlem. Every morning, the bus drops her off in front of a statue of a man looking down kind of...
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Teens, born after 9/11, have a different perspective than those who lived...
I was sitting in the back seat of my dad’s Toyota, trying to convince him that I didn’t really need to go to school after my early morning visit to the dentist.Just as I was about to launch into my...
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These photos show the strength and beauty of aboriginal cultures in Canada
Earlier this summer, the first Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week featured the creations of 25 designers from First Nations communities across Canada. Joleen Mitton, a former model who has Plains Cree...
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These female marine scientists have a message for girls: Sharks aren't just...
When Alison Kock was a little girl, her father would take her out fishing for lobster. That was when she started to foster her passion for the ocean — and sharks.While fishing, shysharks would...
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He trolled a plus-size model on Twitter. She had the perfect comeback.
It was around 11 at night, and Lesego Legobane was getting ready to go to bed. A friend asked if she had seen the tweet about her, which had been circulating on the internet.It was posted by a Twitter...
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For domestic abuse survivors, finding safety amid natural disasters is 'very...
First, it rained bullets. In a town, somewhere in Texas.Ann is describing her husband’s final fit of rage. “My kids' father shot my house up. Tried to kill us,” she says. Ann didn't want to use her...
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Saudi women celebrate end of the driving ban
When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a decree on Tuesday allowing women to drive, many were left scratching their heads."I was in shock,” says Nadia Malaika, who lives in Jeddah. “I thought maybe it...
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Human trafficking is a hidden aftermath of natural disasters
The Caribbean and the American South are struggling to recover in the aftermath of devastating hurricanes. Food has to be delivered, houses rebuilt, roads cleared and electricity restored. But for law...
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Why this reporter thinks the two women accused of killing Kim Jong-un's...
When Kim Jong-nam was killed in what appeared to be a chemical weapons attack while transiting through an airport in Malaysia in February, it captured the world's attention.Eyes immediately looked...
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Inside the Catalan feminist plan to upend Spanish patriarchal rule
In the 5 a.m. obscurity, Marta’s and Laura’s heavy eyelids are difficult to make out across the fence separating us, but nonetheless betray a sleepless night. The two young women are barricaded inside...
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Go on the road with Puerto Rico’s rising political star: San Juan Mayor...
“I don’t give a sh-t.”That’s one of the first things that Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, said to me, referring to her recent public exchanges with President Donald Trump. In...
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Award-winning Turkish writer free to travel again
Multiple award-winning Turkish author Asli Erdogan is no longer trapped in her native Turkey.Erdogan, who has a large Turkish readership, has also become internationally renowned after her arrest in...
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Why Oklahoma has the highest female incarceration rate in the country
Robyn Allen remembers the last time she saw her daughter. It was in an Oklahoma prison yard.Allen, 52, hadn't seen her daughter, Cherise Greer, for two years when their paths crossed last summer at...
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One Boston family's wish to get a letter to their grandmother in Puerto Rico
Right after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last month, I saw a message from my friend Jennifer Santos Franceschini.Jennifer is Puerto Rican and lives in Boston. She was posting on social media that...
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Former warlords are among the Liberians vying to be the next head of state
The contenders facing off in Liberia's presidential vote on Tuesday are a diverse group. There's a former professional soccer player, a Coca-Cola executive and a vice president who isn't on speaking...
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It wasn’t easy, but we hand-delivered a letter to a grandmother in Puerto Rico
The heat in Puerto Rico right now, it’s like it flattens you out. The temperature has soared as high as 112 degrees in the last few weeks. And pretty much the entire island has been left without...
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Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need
It’s early in the morning, and the entire city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, seems to be gazing at the sky with concern. It looks like rain but the island just can’t handle any more flooding.On the...
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