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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Theme, Significance, and History
Annually observed on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child serves as a platform to advocate for girl empowerment.
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva Fourth In Skating As Doping Scandal Takes Toll
Kamila Valieva, the teenager at the centre of a doping scandal that has shaken the Beijing Olympics, finished fourth in the women's figure skating final on Thursday after an error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women's 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
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Tennis Body Quits Over Star's Treatment; Don't Politicise, Says China
Beijing took umbrage on Thursday at the suspension of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments in China in solidarity with Peng Shuai after the player made a sexual assault accusation then disappeared from public view.
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China Plans To Invest $1 Billion In Pak Development Projects: Report
Yao Jing, the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, has announced that Beijing has planned to invest $1 billion in development projects in Islamabad.
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"Want Answers": Wife Of Detained China Activist Goes Bald For Justice
The four women went to the Hongsecun People's High Court in south Beijing in a symbolic protest against what they said highlighted the "lawlessness" of China.
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China Open: Ailing Juan Martin Del Potro Suffers Shock Beijing Final Loss
Argentine top seed Del Potro was far from his best and has been fighting flu or a cold for several days in the Chinese capital.
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Controversy Over Assault On Women Wearing Rainbow Badges In China
Two women were allegedly assaulted by security guards at an art centre for wearing the rainbow insignia on their clothes, triggering a social media storm in the country where the LGBT group still suffers constant discrimination, a leading Chinese daily reported on Monday.
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Women Fail To Crack China's Glass Ceiling As Party Picks New Leaders
Every time China's ruling Communist Party convenes a major gathering, like the congress that just ended in Beijing, the list of delegates is hand-crafted in part to burnish the party's image as "representative of the masses" - including giving some prominence to those in more menial jobs and ethnic minorities.
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First-Ever Fitness Club For Women Opens In Kabul
The first-ever fitness club for women has opened in Kabul with the objective of promoting health and sports among women in Afghanistan's traditionally patriarchal society.
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IOC Strips Russia of Two Beijing Olympic Medals For Doping
Maria Abakumova, who won silver in the women's javelin, and Denis Alexeev, who helped Russia's men's 4x400-meter relay team win bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games, have both been disqualified
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Hillary Clinton's 1995 Women's Right Speech In Beijing Transformed Her Career
Flying across the Pacific on an Air Force jet bound for Beijing, first lady Hillary Clinton huddled deep into the night with a few aides and advisers, honing her speech for the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women.
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Sakshi Malik's Journey To Rio Began Here - At This Akhada
Sakshi Malik put India in the Rio medal's tally. Her bronze has not just made India proud, but it has also changed women's wrestling in India like Abhinav Bindra's Beijing gold
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Rio 2016: Shaunae Miller Stoops to Conquer With Upset 400m Gold
Shaunae Miller, a silver medallist behind Allyson Felix at the World Championships in Beijing last year, threw herself across the line to win in 49.44 seconds.
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Horror At Beijing Safari World As Tigers Attack Women Who Exited Car, Killing One, Injuring Another
A woman is dead, and another severely injured after a tiger attack at Beijing Badaling Safari World. Part of the attack was captured in a surveillance video, which showed a Siberian tiger pouncing on one of the women.
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Theme, Significance, and History
Annually observed on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child serves as a platform to advocate for girl empowerment.
-
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva Fourth In Skating As Doping Scandal Takes Toll
Kamila Valieva, the teenager at the centre of a doping scandal that has shaken the Beijing Olympics, finished fourth in the women's figure skating final on Thursday after an error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women's 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
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Tennis Body Quits Over Star's Treatment; Don't Politicise, Says China
Beijing took umbrage on Thursday at the suspension of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments in China in solidarity with Peng Shuai after the player made a sexual assault accusation then disappeared from public view.
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China Plans To Invest $1 Billion In Pak Development Projects: Report
Yao Jing, the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, has announced that Beijing has planned to invest $1 billion in development projects in Islamabad.
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"Want Answers": Wife Of Detained China Activist Goes Bald For Justice
The four women went to the Hongsecun People's High Court in south Beijing in a symbolic protest against what they said highlighted the "lawlessness" of China.
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China Open: Ailing Juan Martin Del Potro Suffers Shock Beijing Final Loss
Argentine top seed Del Potro was far from his best and has been fighting flu or a cold for several days in the Chinese capital.
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Controversy Over Assault On Women Wearing Rainbow Badges In China
Two women were allegedly assaulted by security guards at an art centre for wearing the rainbow insignia on their clothes, triggering a social media storm in the country where the LGBT group still suffers constant discrimination, a leading Chinese daily reported on Monday.
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Women Fail To Crack China's Glass Ceiling As Party Picks New Leaders
Every time China's ruling Communist Party convenes a major gathering, like the congress that just ended in Beijing, the list of delegates is hand-crafted in part to burnish the party's image as "representative of the masses" - including giving some prominence to those in more menial jobs and ethnic minorities.
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First-Ever Fitness Club For Women Opens In Kabul
The first-ever fitness club for women has opened in Kabul with the objective of promoting health and sports among women in Afghanistan's traditionally patriarchal society.
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IOC Strips Russia of Two Beijing Olympic Medals For Doping
Maria Abakumova, who won silver in the women's javelin, and Denis Alexeev, who helped Russia's men's 4x400-meter relay team win bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games, have both been disqualified
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Hillary Clinton's 1995 Women's Right Speech In Beijing Transformed Her Career
Flying across the Pacific on an Air Force jet bound for Beijing, first lady Hillary Clinton huddled deep into the night with a few aides and advisers, honing her speech for the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women.
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Sakshi Malik's Journey To Rio Began Here - At This Akhada
Sakshi Malik put India in the Rio medal's tally. Her bronze has not just made India proud, but it has also changed women's wrestling in India like Abhinav Bindra's Beijing gold
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Rio 2016: Shaunae Miller Stoops to Conquer With Upset 400m Gold
Shaunae Miller, a silver medallist behind Allyson Felix at the World Championships in Beijing last year, threw herself across the line to win in 49.44 seconds.
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Horror At Beijing Safari World As Tigers Attack Women Who Exited Car, Killing One, Injuring Another
A woman is dead, and another severely injured after a tiger attack at Beijing Badaling Safari World. Part of the attack was captured in a surveillance video, which showed a Siberian tiger pouncing on one of the women.
