WORLD

Profits from Chiquitita go to Unicef - who use the money to pay for health education in schools like this one in Guatemala

Abba's Chiquitita Guatemala school uses Unicef funds

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  • Tuesday, 03 Jan, 2023

We gave the copyright to Unicef," its composer and founding member of Abba, Bjorn Ulvaeus, told the BBC.

"A…

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10 drivers are women

Southeastern pushes for better gender balance

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  • Tuesday, 03 Jan, 2023

Southeastern said it was trying to attract more women to its workforce - not just drivers - with an aim to improving diversity.

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Amino Abdi has spoken out about her addiction hoping to reduce taboos around the issue

Somalia's opioid overdose Young female and addicted

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  • Wednesday, 28 Dec, 2022

Friends of the social media influencer said she had been injecting drugs for a long time. They said she was high when she…

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A police cordon is in place near the scene

Police hunt gunman after woman dies

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  • Monday, 26 Dec, 2022

Three other men are being treated for gunshot wounds in hospital after the attack in The Lighthouse in Wallasey Village,…

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Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban ban on female staff

Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban ban on female staff

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  • Monday, 26 Dec, 2022

Care International, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children said they could not continue their work "without…

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BLACK WOMEN

Black women scientists missing from textbooks, study finds

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  • Saturday, 24 Dec, 2022

US biology textbooks highlighted seven men for every woman scientist.

And black women…

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 sex crime

Rise in sex crime convictions in Scotland

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  • Saturday, 24 Dec, 2022

There was a significant increase (43%) in rape and attempted rape convictions between 2020-21 and 2021-22

However…

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violence against women

Hundreds helping end violence against women

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  • Wednesday, 21 Dec, 2022

North Yorkshire's six-point plan - unveiled in June - calls for increased support for victims while tackling the root causes.

It was drawn…

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