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China detains female ‘boys love’ writers in porn crackdown
Published on 09/07/2025
» BEIJING - Police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as “boys’ love” during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say.
Spain upholds fine against football chief for forced kiss
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» MADRID - A Spanish court on Wednesday confirmed the 10,800-euro fine disgraced former football federation chief Luis Rubiales received for forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso, a sentence feminist groups condemned as too lenient.
Return of the alpha male: Why toxic masculinity is gaining prominence
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» LONDON - Toxic masculinity peddled by online influencers is becoming increasingly prominent, experts say, buoyed by the resurgence of far-right ideology and a virulent backlash against feminism.
Football Australia slams 'unacceptable' remarks about Matildas by radio host
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» SYDNEY — Football Australia condemned Wednesday "inappropriate and unacceptable" remarks by a radio host about their women's team and urged more respectful commentary on women's sport.
Spanish court fines ex-football boss for kiss without consent
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2025
» MADRID — Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and set a fine of over 10,000 euros (US$10,434.00) but acquitted him of coercion.
Trial of Spain's ex-football chief over forced kiss ends
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES, Spain - The trial of Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso wrapped up Friday, with a verdict expected in several weeks.
Rubiales' lawyer asks Spanish court for his acquittal over kiss
AFP, Published on 13/02/2025
» SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (SPAIN) - Luis Rubiales' lawyer asked a Spanish court on Wednesday to acquit the ex-football chief over the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso on the lips in 2023 that sparked global outrage.
Hermoso: Spanish football icon against sexism after forced kiss
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» BARCELONA - Spain attacker Jenni Hermoso lifted the Women's World Cup in August 2023 but her joy was curtailed in the aftermath as she unexpectedly became the leader of a stand against sexism in Spanish football.
Donald Trump: air crash investigator-in-chief?
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Faced with the first big test of his new administration, United States President Donald Trump wanted to show he was in control. Not just as America's consoler-in-chief, but as its chief prosecutor and air accident investigator-in-chief too.
Trump blames 'diversity' for deadly Washington airliner collision
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday, blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.