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Girl

Opinion 4 years ago

Across Asia-Pacific girls are fighting for a better tomorrow

Across the region, an important story not captured by the media is a story of girls opposing when they are told they have no rights

World 4 years ago

Four charged with rape, murder of nine-year-old Indian girl

The girl was allegedly assaulted by the priest, 53, and three workers on August 1 after she had gone to a crematorium to fetch water.

World 4 years ago

Afghans begin burying dead from bloody school blasts that kills 50

A series of blasts outside the school during a peak holiday shopping period killed more than 50 people, mostly girl students, and wounded over 100 in Dash-e-Barchi, a west Kabul suburb populated mostly by Hazara Shiites.

People 5 years ago

British diplomat saves drowning student in southwest China

Stephen Ellison, the 61-year-old British consul-general in Chongqing, jumped into the water at a scenic spot in the municipality on Saturday after spotting the struggling female student, who had fallen in by accident, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.

World 5 years ago

Peru says over 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said Monday.

Opinion 5 years ago

Putting women, girls at heart of COVID-19 response and recovery in ASEAN: Turning challenges into opportunities

Engaging women as part of the solution to the COVID-19 response and recovery can offer a new perspective.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Steve Aoki announces collaboration with Agnez Mo

Steve Aoki said he would broadcast the collaboration with Agnez Mo on a single titled "Girl", on Wednesday via Instagram Live feature.

National 6 years ago

Rape victim in Cimahi dies after two weeks in coma, two named suspects – one an ex-boyfriend

A rape and assault victim, aged 15, in Cimahi, West Java, passed away on Wednesday after two weeks in a coma, the victim’s sibling has said.

People 6 years ago

Michelle Obama tells girls to fight man's 'presumption' to power

Former US first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday urged girls to resist the "impostor syndrome" she had felt on the way up and fight men for power, saying plenty of them didn't deserve it