India plans more seats for women in parliament, links it to ‘delimitation’
BJP links implementation of law reserving 33 percent of seats for women to redrawing of parliamentary constituencies.
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‘I’m always watching’: A mother’s vigil in Mexico’s cancer system
Luisa, 24, navigates a health system far from home on the family’s stretched budget, hoping to save her son’s vision.
Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
‘She left her body’: A mother’s fight against her daughter’s anorexia
When her daughter developed anorexia nervosa, Rita Orza faced a solitary struggle to help her child survive and recover.
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‘He will call me Mama’: The Gaza ‘grandmother’ raising an orphaned baby
Maha was ‘Grandmother’ in her family until she adopted Hamza, born the day an Israeli air strike killed his parents.
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Sarah Mullally enthroned as first female archbishop of Canterbury
The first woman to lead the Church of England formally installed at ceremony before 2,000 guests.
‘I count their breaths’: A homeless mother protects her children in Delhi
On a pavement in the Indian capital, Abida lost two children and watches over her other three night and day.
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‘I have fought for Aaron’: A Ugandan mother confronts disability and stigma
Martha Apolot, 21, rejected by her family and community when her disabled son was born, fights daily to meet his needs.
Iran says captain of women’s football team withdraws Australia asylum bid
Zahra Ghanbari is fifth football player to withdraw her request after seven squad members sought asylum in Australia.
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How Iran’s women footballers took asylum in Australia and what happens next
Al Jazeera breaks down the events surrounding the Iranian team – from the national anthem row to the players’ escape.
One Iranian football team member changes mind after Australia grants asylum
The player was advised by teammates and encouraged to contact the Iranian embassy, Australian minister says.
