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Iran detains women for trying to attend football match

Thirty-fivewomenhavebeendetainedfortryingtoattendaTehranfootballderby,accordingtotheBBC.ThematchbetweenEsteqlalandPersepoliswaswatchedbyGianniInfantino,thepresi

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Gender pay gap: Football Association figures show 23.2% gap

FootballAssociationchiefssaytheyare"committed"tonarrowingtheirgenderpaygapandareworkingonplanstoaddressthedisparity.Ithaspublishedfigureswhichshowtheaveragehour

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Mexican women wrestlers wage war of sexes in 'lucha libre' ring

Thecrowdgoeswildasthemaskedwrestlerstosseachotheraroundtheringincolorfulspandex.ButthisisnoordinaryMexican"luchalibre"match:itisthe"WaroftheSexes,"inwhichthreew

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45 music festivals vow gender equality

Forty-fivemusicfestivalspledgedMondaytoensureagenderbalanceintheirprogrammingby2022amidagrowingspotlightonthelaggingrecognitionofwomeninentertainment.Thefestiva

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Cricket | BCCI mulling women's exhibition T20s during IPL

TheIndiancricketboard(BCCI)ismullingtoconductafewexhibitionwomenT20matchesthisyearduringtheknock-outphaseoftheIPLifthingsworkoutlogistically.Thismoveistotestthe

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'Saving the Olympics' - women ride to rescue of Team USA

WhentheUSwomen'shockeyteambeatCanadatowingold,theydidmorethanjustgetoneovertheiroldrivals--theyhelpedrescueTeamUSA'sOlympics.Uptothatpoint,Pyeongchangwasbeginni

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Prada brings Milan to its feet, with collection of bold lines and colors

WithMilanatherfeet,designerMiucciaPradaunveiledherfluorescentandurbanchicfall-wintercollectiononThursday,inahighrisebuildingtoweringoverItaly’sfashioncapital.Pr

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Avani Chaturvedi: First Indian woman to fly fighter jet

AvaniChaturvedi,24,hasbecomethefirstIndianwomantoflyafighterjetsolo.SheflewaMig-21Bisonfor30minutesearlierthisweek,theairforcesaid."Itisthebreakingofaglassceili

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BAFTAs: UK stars call for end to harassment

EmmaWatson,EmiliaClarkeandJodieWhittakerareamongthosedemandinganendtosexualharassmentaheadoftonight'sBAFTAs.Theyareamongmorethan190ofBritain'sleadingfemalestars

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Female Saudi athletes shine at Arab sports tournament

FemaleSaudiathleteswonfivemedalsinkarate–fourbronzeandonesilver-astheymadetheirdebutinmanyeventsatthefourthArabWomenSportsTournament(AWST),heldinSharjahintheUni

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Environmental chemicals may boost body weight: study

Chemicalsusedinfoodwrappers,non-stickpancoatingsandclothingmayboostbodyweightbyinterferingwithmetabolism,especiallyinwomen,USresearcherssaidTuesday.Thesechemica

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Duterte orders soldiers to shoot female rebels 'in the vagina'

PresidentRodrigoDutertehasbeenbrandedamisogynistand“macho-fascist”afterheorderedsoldierstoshootfemalecommunistrebelsinthevagina.Inaspeechtoover200formercommunis

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Germany leads Winter Olympics with four golds

FivegoldmedalswereupforgrabsonthethirddayofthePyeongchangWinterOlympicsonMonday.Sofar,CanadahaswontheirfirstgoldmedalforTeamFigureSkatinginthiscompetition.Meanw

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Pakistani girls to participate in Int'l Formula Student competition

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Feb.11(APD)--AgroupofPakistanigirlstudents,employingmechanicalskillstoproduceacar,willparticipateintheInternationalFormulaStu

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Saudi cleric says women need not wear abaya robe in public

Saudiwomenshouldnothavetoweartheloose-fittingabayarobetoshroudtheirbodiesinpublic,aseniorclericsaid,inthelatestsignofafar-reachingliberalisationdrive.“Morethan9

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Joint Olympic team makes history for two Koreas

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andSouthKoreacompetedtogetherforthefirsttimeatanOlympicsonSaturdayasthefirstfiveof102goldmedalsweredecidedagainstafast

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Sweden wins first gold medal of PyeongChang Winter Olympics

CharlotteKallaofSwedenwonthefirstgoldmedalupforgrabsatthePyeongChangWinterOlympics,inthewomen’s7.5km+7.5kmskiathloncross-countrySaturdayafternoon.ThePyeongChang