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2023-10-26: Iceland's prime minister and women go on strike
2023-10-05: "Bed poverty" on the rise in the UK
2022-01-10: Choosing pets over children is 'selfish,' says Pope
2021-11-15: Portugal bans bosses contacting staff after work
2021-07-29: Pink offers to pay Norway's handball bikini fine
2021-07-05: Swimmers angry over afro Soul Cap Olympics ban
2021-06-27: Toxic workplaces increase depression risk by 300%
2021-05-24: Older UK farmers to get $140,000 for retiring
2021-04-04: UK report on racism draws criticism
2021-03-19: Online romance fraud is on the increase
2021-01-03: Dog theft on the rise worldwide
2021-03-01: Countries wondering whether to have vaccine passports
2021-02-19: University staff asked not to say 'mother' and 'father'
2020-10-28: UK government votes against free meals for poorer children
2020-03-02: George Clooney 'saddened' over child labour links
2019-11-27: Pope calls for global nuclear disarmament
2019-10-22: Most of Europe's most-wanted criminals are women
2019-09-22: Canada's Justin Trudeau apologizes for brownface photo
2019-06-28: Kim Kardashian West angers Japan over 'kimono'
2019-06-10: 23 million men married before they were 15
2019-05-27: Alabama state sued over abortion bill
2019-04-11: Hidden camera in hotel room films family
2019-03-20: Cheaper rail tickets for Germany's women
2019-02-22: ISIS bride stripped of her British citizenship
2019-02-20: Japan to recognize Ainu indigenous people for first time
2018-12-21: Woman to catch up with men's pay in 200 years
2018-12-19: Train drivers in UK earn more than pilots
2018-12-17: New Sesame Street character highlights homelessness
2018-12-05: Court says 'Kiwi' is not a racist term
2018-11-01: Sixty per cent of wildlife gone since 1970
2018-10-14: Malaysia to abolish the death penalty
2018-09-16: Tanzania's president advises against birth control
2018-08-10: UK politician says burka is 'bank robber' clothing
2018-08-04: France bans smartphones in schools
2018-06-19: U.K. politician blocks passing of upskirting law
2018-04-18: Social media site reverses LGBT ban after outcry
2018-03-19: Calls for everyone in England to speak English
2018-02-27: U.S. companies end ties with gun group NRA
2018-01-04: Hollywood women fight sexual harassment
2017-12-06: UN horror at slave trade in Libya
2017-11-28: France to try and end violence against women
2017-10-21: Big rise in self-harm among girls
2017-08-22: Jews in UK want to leave because of hate crimes
2017-07-27: London police given 1,000 acid attack kits
2017-06-21: YouTube has plan to fight online terror
2017-04-18: High school changes 'sexist' Women's Studies course
2017-04-16: Man dragged off plane will sue United Airlines
2017-03-25: Funeral discounts for Japan's elderly who quit driving
2017-03-15: World Wide Web inventor worried about its future
2017-03-05: Japan attempts to ease working hours
2017-03-01: Mothers get less sleep than fathers
2017-02-11: World's largest refugee camp must stay open
2017-02-09: TV maker illegally tracked and sold viewing data
2017-01-18: Eight billionaires as rich as half the world
2017-01-16: Animal rights pressure group buys LV shares
2016-11-15: Israel backs bill to make mosques quieter
2016-10-30: No putting on make-up on trains, says rail company
2016-10-26: Three-quarters of British people commit micro crimes
2016-10-08: Girls do 160 million more hours of chores than boys
2016-10-06: The world needs 69 million more teachers
2016-09-09: Facebook puts back censored Vietnam photo
2016-08-31: Swimming with dolphins may be banned
2016-07-22: Trump employee apologises for plagiarising Michelle Obama speech
2016-07-06: UAE tells citizens not to wear national dress abroad
2016-06-22: U.N. says refugee numbers at record level
2016-06-16: Gay men refused as blood donors after Orlando shooting
2016-05-29: Anger over racist Chinese advert
2016-05-27: New product tests for spiked drinks
2016-05-15: 72-year-old woman gives birth
2016-05-07: Stealing food is not a crime, says Italian court
2016-04-07: Iceland leader quits over Panama Papers
2016-04-05: White man attacked for having dreadlocks
2016-03-17: Google refuses to remove 'gay music' video
2015-12-13: Scotland strips titles it gave to Donald Trump
2015-09-20: Arrested clock-making teen invited to White House
2015-08-24: Saudi women to vote for first time
2015-05-31: Blatter boss of FIFA for 4 more years
2015-05-16: Young Brits on Internet 27 hours a week
2015-05-01: Bullied kids at higher risk of mental health problems
2015-03-11: Sportswear maker accused of sexism
2015-01-30: Workaholic fathers 'leave orphans'
2014-12-25: Children in US safest for two decades
2014-12-07: Disabled access to U.K. stores poor
2014-11-19: Japan recession may hurt global economy
2014-10-24: Toy store stops selling drug-dealer dolls
2014-09-06: Food crime is an international problem
2014-07-28: Falling insect numbers dangerous to humans
2014-07-22: Woman wins $23 bn from tobacco company
2014-05-07: Number of children in Japan at record low
2014-04-27: Teachers cyber-bullied by students and parents
2014-04-05: Turkey court says Twitter helps free speech
2014-03-08: One in three EU women experienced violence
2014-02-02: 250 million children cannot read or write
2014-01-15: Police to wear body cameras in London
2013-12-30: U.N. makes first ever cut in staff
2013-12-02: More hospital staff being attacked in UK
2013-11-22: Kids run more slowly than 30 years ago
2013-11-18: USA destroys 6,000kg of ivory
2013-11-06: Only 10% of UK engineers are women
2013-10-31: Britney Spears' music scares off pirates
2013-10-03: Hunger affects one in eight people
2013-09-01: U.S. fast-food workers stop working
2013-08-04: Babies given away on Pakistan TV show
2013-06-27: Putin will not hand Snowden to U.S.
2013-06-13: Europe worried about U.S. spying
2013-05-22: Religious intolerance on the rise
2013-04-26: Angry teachers in Mexico go on a riot
2013-04-24: Economic woes shrink Spain's population
2013-03-25: Children worrying about their body image
2013-03-13: EU bans sale of all animal-tested cosmetics
2013-02-07: Internet safety lessons for 5-year-olds
2013-01-26: U.S. allows women to fight in wars
2013-01-22: Girls and women worst hit by recession
2013-01-12: Google boss tells N. Korea to use Internet
2012-10-16: Malala Yousafzai flown to U.K. hospital
2012-09-01: U.K. cancels visas of 2,500 students
2012-08-23: Americans waste 40% of their food
2012-08-11: Kidney for iPad trial opens in China
2012-07-30: Oxford Uni changes gender dress code
2012-06-24: Kenya bars maids going to Middle East
2012-06-12: UK PM leaves 8-year-old daughter in bar
2012-05-31: Balotelli to quit Euros if racially abused
2012-02-28: Child poverty grows as cities expand
2012-01-23: Megaupload boss pleads innocence
2011-10-25: Population to hit 7 billion on Halloween
2011-10-16: 'Occupy' protests go global
2011-08-17: Ecuador police to take lie detector test
2011-08-11: British leader to crack down on gangs
2011-08-08: Politicians holiday during financial crisis
2011-07-15: FBI joins News Corp phone hacking scandal
2011-06-18: Women2Drive Day in Saudi Arabia
2011-05-31: Germany to close all nuclear power plants
2011-05-16: Are cellphones killing honeybees?
2011-03-23: UK axes quarter of student visas
2010-12-04: WikiLeaks founder hiding from “superpower”
2010-12-01: Sydney turns red for World AIDS Day
2010-11-25: U.K. students in university fees protest
2010-11-10: Heavy texting – a new social problem
2010-11-07: German-French protests over nuclear waste
2010-10-17: Merkel - Multiculturalism “failed” in Germany
2010-09-26: English speaking nations most overweight
2010-09-14: Kids need lessons on alcohol emergencies
2010-09-08: Strikes over pensions cause chaos in France
2010-09-05: U.N. calls emergency food prices meeting
2010-08-21: France continues to deport Roma
2010-08-06: Rapper to run for Haiti President
2010-07-28: Europe's population now half a billion
2010-06-28: Calls for technology in soccer after ref errors
2010-06-25: UN says world shifting to synthetic drugs
2010-05-29: 40-a-day smoking baby shocks Indonesia
2010-05-02: Obama: BP must pay for oil spill clean-up
2010-04-29: Teacher on trial for attacking student
2010-04-08: Egypt calls for return of ancient treasures
2010-04-02: Chocolate is good for your heart
2010-03-15: Countries vote on sale of ivory
2010-03-09: Internet access is a human right
2009-12-30: U.S. missile shield arms talks obstacle
2009-12-15: Ups and downs in Copenhagen
2009-11-18: Apology for the ‘Forgotten Australians’
2009-10-16: Arctic ice may disappear in a decade
2009-10-13: Children can “imagine” pain away
2009-09-28: Smacking kids lowers their IQ
2009-09-07: Put more babies into care: UK charity
2009-08-29: California abduction: mystery deepens
2009-08-23: Australia may need extra seasons
2009-08-05: ‘Sexting’ craze increasing among children
2009-07-21: World population aging at record rate
2009-07-18: Brazil fury over Britain’s toxic waste
2009-06-30: Parents face fines in new school rules
2009-05-19: Kuwait elects its first female politicians