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One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children. The study says girls as young as 10 are forced to marry much older men in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia. (bbc.co.uk)
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Iranian child bride to be put to death for the murder of her husband after giving birth to stillborn baby in prison: Under Iranian law, murder carries the death penalty but pregnant women cannot be executed (independent.co.uk)
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BP has decided not to go ahead with its controversial plans to drill for oil in the commonwealth marine reserve in the Great Australian Bight. (amp.theguardian.com)
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Women's chess champion to boycott world finals in Iran over requirement to wear hijab - American Nazi Paikidze-Barnes says it is “unacceptable” to host the World Championships “in a place where women do not have basic fundamental rights”. (thejournal.ie)
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Top bankers warned on Tuesday they could start moving staff abroad as early as next year if there is no clarity on whether Britain will retain access to the European single market when it leaves the EU (reuters.com)
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Retail giant Amazon is planning to build physical grocery stores to complement its online food delivery service. (time.com)
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China's 'extinct' dolphin may have returned to Yangtze river, say conservationists - Amateur expedition team claims it spotted the baiji known as the ‘goddess of the Yangtze’ – in a stretch of Asia’s longest river (theguardian.com)
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Leading Pakistani journalist banned from leaving country, after reporting on government concerns that the military’s support for jihadi groups was leaving the country internationally isolated. (theguardian.com)
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ISIS armed drone attack kills two Kurdish fighters, wounds French troops: Report (foreigndesknews.com)
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Behind Soft PaywallMore than 1,300 elderly people go missing in China every day, report says (telegraph.co.uk)
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Putin backs WW2 myth in new Russian film.A film showing Red Army soldiers outnumbered by invading Germans but battling on heroically has become part of the Kremlin's campaign to restore Russian pride. (bbc.com)
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Prisoners are starving to death in Venezuela's jails as food and medicine continues to run out amid economic collapse in the country (dailymail.co.uk)
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Ambitious mission to capture first picture of Earth-like planet launched | Project Blue will attempt to build a space telescope to be pointed at Alpha Centauri, hoping to glimpse planets where life may have gained a foothold(theguardian.com)
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