Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first ever woman president
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) -- The Hungarian parliament Thursday elected Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban,…
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Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said Monday, as…
5 years ago
Afghan woman news anchor stopped from working after Taliban takeover
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An Afghan woman journalist has said she was barred from working at her TV station after…
5 years ago
Russian newborn has coronavirus: health officials
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A baby was born with the coronavirus in Russia's Caucasus region, health officials were quoted…
6 years ago
US judge declares mistrial in Cosby case
by Thomas Urbain Agence France Presse NORRISToWN, United States -- A United States judge declared a mistrial Saturday in Bill…
9 years ago
Indian woman sets Mount Everest summit record
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - Indian climber Anshu Jamsenpa has made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest, becoming the first…
9 years ago
Malaysia reports first pregnant Zika patient
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia on Wednesday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika -- a…
10 years ago
French woman who left baby to drown gets 20 years in jail
by Zoé LEROY SAINT-OMER, France (AFP) -- A woman who claimed that witchcraft caused her to leave her baby to…
10 years ago
Indonesian accused of cyanide coffee murder on trial
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian woman accused of murdering a friend with cyanide-laced coffee went on trial Wednesday, in…
10 years ago
U.S. state of Georgia executes a woman for the first time in 70 years
The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday (September 30), marking the first time…
11 years ago
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