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Bollywood and MeToo: Film industry lifts sexual abuse taboo
Mumbai, India - The 2005 Bollywood drama Aashiq Banaya Aapne (You have made me your lover) saw its lead actress, Tanushree Dutta, reach celebrity status. Her fame rested on one song sequence in the
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One dead, over 220 injured in French protests over fuel prices
Tens of thousands of people across France have protested against high fuel prices, in mass rallies that turned violent when clashes erupted in parts of the country and a protester was accidentally run over and
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Trump says ‘full report’ on Khashoggi murder in next two days
US President Donald Trump has said that his administration will release a full report in the next two days about the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump told reporters on Saturday that the
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Former Madagascar leaders head to election runoff
Two former presidents of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana, have topped polls in the country's latest election, results have shown, and are set to compete in a runoff next month. Neither won the
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Latest Gaza flare-up: What does it mean for the blockaded strip?
AFP JERUSALEM: A truce in Gaza has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battling to keep his government afloat after Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman walked out in protest. Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip,
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‘Of Fathers and Sons,’ a bleak look at transformation of children into militants
‘Of Fathers and Sons,’ a bleak look at transformation of children into militants LOS ANGELES: A group of children giggle as they play in a dusty, barren landscape near their home in northern Syria,
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Under crippling sanctions, Iranian leaders discuss economic ties with Iraqi president
Under crippling sanctions, Iranian leaders discuss economic ties with Iraqi president BAGHDAD: The Iraqi president visited Iran on Saturday as Tehran seeks to shore up ties with its closest economic partners after crushing new
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What the midterms (and past elections) show about US democracy
Washington, DC - A week and a half after the US midterm elections, the true scope of a vote that brought Democrats control of the US House of Representatives but left Republicans, the party
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How indigenous ‘vigilante’ grandfathers protect forest life
Rovieng, Cambodia - At the edge of a forest on the northern plains of Cambodia, an indigenous community is building its own security system. It comprises a small outpost made of timber confiscated from
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Former Madagascar leaders head to election run-off
Two former presidents of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana, have topped polls in the country's latest election, results have shown, and are set to compete in a run-off next month. Neither won the


