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Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation, a state-aligned news site reported on Sunday. The election was the first in which women could vote and run as candidates, a landmark...

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It is estimated that 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression. According to the World Health Organisation, less than half of those people will ever receive effective treatment due to a lack of resources and the social stigma surrounding mental health. One such sufferer is Molly...

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The magazine cited her role in Europe's crises over migration and Greek debt. Ms Merkel had provided "steadfast moral leadership in a world where it is in short supply", editor Nancy Gibbs wrote. Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named runner-up and third place went...

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An incestuous couple from Spain have had their child taken away after they went public with their relationship. The father and daughter from the island of Mallorca technically aren’t breaking any laws, as incest is legal and the age of consent is 16 in Spain, News.com.au reported. The...

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Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, announced on Tuesday that he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares “during our lives” — holdings currently worth more than $45 billion — to charitable purposes. The pledge was made in...

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An elderly couple in China has celebrated their 70th anniversary by re-enacting their wedding day in exactly the same place. Cao Yuehua married his sweetheart Wang Deyi on November 24, 1945 in Northern Hot Springs Park, along the banks of Jialing River in Chongqing, southwest China. Last...

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1. Throw out, sell or donate everything you don't need. Use this guide to minimalism to help you decide what you're keeping in excess. If there's anything that will immediately release your anxiety and put you at ease, it's making the choice only to keep the physical things that...

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Dubai, long champion of all things biggest, longest and most expensive, will soon have some competition from neighboring Saudi Arabia. Dubai's iconic Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, could be stripped of its Guinness title if Saudi Arabia succeeds in its plans to construct...

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Sydney police say a man was left “quite embarrassed” after several neighbours mistook his efforts to kill a spider for a domestic violence incident. Around 2am on Sunday several police cars rushed to an apartment in the northern suburb of Wollstonecraft, responding to reports of a...

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This Thanksgiving is a good time to reflect and recognize all of the blessings life has given us. It is a date in which, regardless of your personal religious beliefs, it is important to have faith and acknowledge all of the beautiful things that we, and everyone around us, experience in our daily...

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Two Pennsylvania parents say they're convinced that a kiss from Pope Francis is responsible for their young daughter's incredible recovery from inoperable brain cancer. Joe and Kristen Masciantonio's 1-year-old daughter, Gianna, was given just weeks to live due to a rare brain...

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There's this thing that happens whenever I speak about or write about women's issues. Things like dress codes, rape culture and sexism. I get the comments: Aren't there more important things to worry about? Is this really that big of a deal? Aren't you being overly sensitive?...

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A Toronto couple recently canceled their big wedding to use the money instead to help sponsor a Syrian refugee family's settlement into Canada. Samantha Jackson and Farzin Yousefian had planned a traditional wedding for March -- complete with a gorgeous venue, a caterer and other vendors...

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On Monday, the federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls’ locker room for all purposes, including nudity. This biological male, the feds determined, was different because he thinks he is a...

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Colorful fields of pink, purple, and white currently coat the sandy soil of north Chile’s Atacama desert, one of the driest regions in the world. No, it’s not a camera trick or a fancy Instagram filter. The vibrant coat blanketing the normally bare desert ground is made of hundreds...