95 m. ago Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Beautiful French city is 'almost in Spain' and the perfect alternative to Paris

Perpignan is a city in southwest France at the foot of the Pyrenees, just a few kilometres from the Mediterranean. It has a population of around 120,000 people

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1 hour ago 65% of 2020s students have embarked on a side hustle or part

While the majority of people said they had a side hustle for financial necessity, some said they wanted to develop new skills or monetise a hobby.

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3 h. ago Revealed: Migrants make up one in every SIX universal credit recipients

It comes after the Tories last week unveiled bold plans to bar foreign nationals from claiming universal credit and other benefits, in a bid to slash billions of Government spending.

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3 h. ago Katy Perry 'isn't the best judge of character': Why popstar's relationship with Justin Trudeau is the wrong move for her career as pair finally go public with their romance

The Daily Mail revealed the unlikely relationship with pictures showing the new couple kissing and cuddling on the deck of her 24-meter yacht, the Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.

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3 h. ago Illegal migrants facing deportation 'are given art classes and IT lessons... at a cost to the taxpayer'

Prisoners and those having their immigration status decided at Brook House and Tinsley House, near Gatwick Airport, will apparently have access to a range of luxuries including 'welfare buddies'.

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3 h. ago Little UK village with 'amazing' Sunday roast and pub that never opened

Rhodes Minnis in Kent is a small village with a big heart, boasting a pub that never opened, a cat sanctuary and a Sunday roast that people say is 'absolutely amazing'

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3 h. ago Alaska residents displaced by remnants of Typhoon Halong have limited options as winter sets in

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong

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4 h. ago Funeral director to enter pleas to 65 charges after remains found at premises

Robert Bush is facing a range of charges including preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, relating to 30 different people.

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4 h. ago 17% of people ‘heading into winter struggling to repay debts’

Nearly a fifth of people have a ‘deficit budget’ where the cost of essentials outweighs their income, Christians Against Poverty said.

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4 h. ago TSB reveals average age of people getting on the property ladder across Britain

The bank used its data to calculate the average age at which people are buying their first home.

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5 h. ago Home secretary issues warning amid failure to tackle migrant crisis

Shabana Mahmood will insist that Britain can only stem the flow of migrants through international co-operation

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6 h. ago Failure to tackle migrant crisis is eroding trust in politicians, Mahmood warns

Shabana Mahmood is to issue the warning as she hosts her counterparts from across the Western Balkans, as well as other European allies, in London.

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6 h. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment warning to pensioners as they are targeted by email, text and phone

UK government has asked people to share the warning with older family and friends

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6 h. ago Channing Tatum Kisses Girlfriend Inka Williams on Red Carpet at Roofman Screening in London

Channing Tatum Kisses Girlfriend Inka Williams on Red Carpet at Roofman Screening in London  People.com

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6 h. ago Misogyny has reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people, education chiefs warn

Teachers have seen a rise in misogynistic comments towards female staff and pupils

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7 h. ago 5th arrest made in connection with shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says

The FBI said a fifth person has been arrested in a weekend shooting in Mississippi that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured

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7 h. ago Predator guilty of raping young doctor was caught performing sex act in court

Mihai Nicolae Patran, 34, attacked the 27-year-old stranger in the street before she fled to a nearby taxi - and then went on to perform a sex act on himself at court

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7 h. ago Model, 33, whose fraudulent £3million legal claim against the NHS was exposed when she was caught parading around a festival in body paint is jailed

Kae Burnell-Chambers sued the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust in 2019, alleging negligence after emergency surgery was delayed in 2016.

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8 h. ago Inside MAHA’s wild biweekly calls featuring Dr Oz, Russell Brand and a Pussycat Doll

MAHA Action is unwavering in its support for Kennedy and the regular livestream invites people to ‘join the front lines of America’s health revolution’

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