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Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt

Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court

Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) honored on Monday Rania Fahmy after she became the first woman from Upper Egypt…
MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
World

MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia

Sofia Rusova was a young political journalist in a provincial Russian city when a lawmaker pursued her with sexual text…
#MeToo’s global impact: Big in some places, scanty in others
World

#MeToo’s global impact: Big in some places, scanty in others

Thanks to the vast reach of social media and the prevalence of sexual misconduct in virtually every society, the #MeToo…
A year later, the Oscars return to the scene of the flub
Cinema/TV

A year later, the Oscars return to the scene of the flub

The (right) envelope, please. The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards,…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
World

In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women

Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
Australia: Michael McCormack sworn in as deputy PM following sex scandal
World

Australia: Michael McCormack sworn in as deputy PM following sex scandal

Michael McCormack has been sworn in as Australia’s new deputy prime minister following Barnaby Joyce’s resignation. Joyce stepped down amid…
The Weinstein Company to file for bankruptcy
World

The Weinstein Company to file for bankruptcy

The board of directors of The Weinstein Company said late Sunday the New York film and TV studio planned to…
South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement
World

South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement

A chat app where South Koreans can anonymously dish the dirt on their misbehaving bosses and colleagues is belatedly stirring…
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
World

Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges

Swiss-Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, was apprehended and taken…
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
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Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India

The grotesque sexual assault on an eight-month-old baby in Delhi is the latest in a series of rapes that has…
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