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100 year anniversary of (some) women winning the right to vote

February. 6, 2018 marks 100 years since some women in the U.K. won the right to vote. Women in the Suffragette movement campaigned for the right to vote, and used tactics such as hunger strikes and damaging public property to gain momentum for their cause.

Feb 6, 2018

Bikini-clad animal activist protests fur in freezing Pyeongchang

Animal rights activist, Ashley Fruno, braved the freezing cold wearing only a white bikini and bunny ears in Pyeongchang on February 6, to protest the fur trade during the Winter Olympics.

Feb 6, 2018

Gordon Ramsay's tongue-in-cheek response on vegan dish divides the Twitter world

Gordon Ramsay's tweet has stirred quite a controversy on Twitter for mocking the vegan community.

Feb 6, 2018

Russia: Teen rapes woman, inserts a car jack inside her that tore out her womb

The mother of two died due to severe injuries after the accused inserted a car jack into her vagina. .

Feb 6, 2018

Heard of period poverty? Women use newspaper, rags and socks during menstruation in Scotland

A recent survey in Scotland revealed that one out of five women has experienced period poverty at some point in their lives.

Feb 6, 2018

Facebook page posts list of inter-faith couples, asks 'Hindu lions' to hunt down the men

The list of the inter-faith couples was posted on a Facebook page on January 28, urging 'Hindu lions' to hunt down the men named in it. However, it took another week and a social media outrage to pull the page down.

Feb 6, 2018

Who is Joshua Wong? The 21-year-old Hong Kong student nominated for Noble Peace Prize

US lawmakers have nominated Joshua Wong for Nobel Peace Prize who was the face of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement in 2014.

Feb 6, 2018

Volunteers from the Yazidi sect who have joined the Kurdish peshmerga forces to fight against Islamic State militants, take part in a training on the outskirts of the town of Sinjar

Yezidi woman recalls ISIS's chamber of horrors, continues search for lost sisters

Two Yezidi women have traveled to India to draw people's attention to their plight under the ISIS rule.

Feb 6, 2018

Who is Esmond Bradley Martin? Prominent ivory trade investigator murdered in Kenya

The body of Esmond Bradley Martin, one of the world's leading investigators into the illegal trade in ivory, was found at his home with a stab wound to his neck.

Feb 6, 2018

No ice-cream or makeover: This lovelorn girl dances her heart out in front of ex-boyfriend's house

Videos of the girl dancing have gone viral. She appears to be drunk and is seen stumbling while trying to shake a leg.

Feb 6, 2018

A man talks on his iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, July 27, 2016.

Watch: Viral video shows Pakistan college staff destroying students' phones and the reason will leave you speechless

"It is strange that Avicenna has such rules when government or private universities allow cellphones," said one student of the medical college.

Feb 6, 2018

North Korean leaders sister sends off art troupe on ferry to South Korea

A North Korean ferry arrived in South Korea on February 6, carrying a 140-member arts troupe to perform during the Winter Olympics this week, taking advantage of a rare sanctions exemption from Seoul.

Feb 6, 2018

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As stock markets plumb new depths pick up your Karl Marx reader

Let sweatshops thrive in the third world and let the workers earn just enough to stay alive. Let the capitalist binge consumption be a closed door celebration.

Feb 6, 2018

Why hangovers get worse with age? Science finally explains what goes down

With age, the body's ability to process alcohol and sleep degrades, and experts believe this has something to do with terrible hangovers.

Feb 6, 2018

'Severed heads not donated to Yale for study,' claim authorities after grotesque selfie goes viral

An orthodontics professor and graduate dental students posed for a selfie with two severed heads that were used for medical research at a training programme at Yale University.

Feb 6, 2018

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100 year anniversary of (some) women winning the right to vote

Bikini-clad animal activist protests fur in freezing Pyeongchang

Gordon Ramsay's tongue-in-cheek response on vegan dish divides the Twitter world

Russia: Teen rapes woman, inserts a car jack inside her that tore out her womb

Heard of period poverty? Women use newspaper, rags and socks during menstruation in Scotland

Facebook page posts list of inter-faith couples, asks 'Hindu lions' to hunt down the men

Who is Joshua Wong? The 21-year-old Hong Kong student nominated for Noble Peace Prize

Yezidi woman recalls ISIS's chamber of horrors, continues search for lost sisters

Who is Esmond Bradley Martin? Prominent ivory trade investigator murdered in Kenya

No ice-cream or makeover: This lovelorn girl dances her heart out in front of ex-boyfriend's house

Watch: Viral video shows Pakistan college staff destroying students' phones and the reason will leave you speechless

North Korean leaders sister sends off art troupe on ferry to South Korea

As stock markets plumb new depths pick up your Karl Marx reader

Why hangovers get worse with age? Science finally explains what goes down

'Severed heads not donated to Yale for study,' claim authorities after grotesque selfie goes viral

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]