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Transgender women banned from playing women's cricket
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» NEW DELHI - Transgender women who have been through male puberty have been barred from international women's cricket under new regulations announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday.
PepsiCo sued by New York state over plastic pollution
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» NEW YORK - New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant's plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and blasting the company's "misleading" statements on the environment.
Dutch 'coffee shops' savour legal pot trial
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» BREDA (NETHERLANDS) - In the back room of "The Baron", a Dutch marijuana-selling "coffee shop", owner Rick Brand excitedly browsed through the cannabis products he will soon be able to offer.
German teachers pushed out for exposing 'far-right' pupils
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» BURG, Germany: Two teachers have been pressured out of their jobs in a small German town after denouncing the alleged right-wing extremism of their pupils, in a case that sparked a national outcry.
US family flees Texas to transgender 'refuge' -- Minnesota
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» MINNEAPOLIS - With bills targeting transgender youth multiplying at an alarming rate, Mary knew it was time to leave Texas -- and fast.
Trans women banned from female athletics
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS - Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.
Sweden curbs treatments for trans minors
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Sweden, the first country to introduce legal gender reassignment, has begun restricting gender reassignment hormone treatments for minors, as it, like many Western countries, grapples with the highly sensitive issue.
The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BELGAUM, India: Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery.
'We are human beings': Transgender rugby player says ban is punishment
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Transgender former rugby player Caroline Layt said she was assaulted by her teammates nearly two decades ago, and now she fears a new generation of players is being punished for being themselves.
Rugby league bans transgender players from women's internationals
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» SYDNEY: The sport of rugby league on Tuesday banned transgender players from women's international matches while it develops a "comprehensive inclusion policy".