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Growing up in India's financial capital, Mumbai, 15-year-old Saniya Mistri often wondered why her life was so different from those who lived in the glossy, rich parts of the city.
Historically, the world of crossword puzzle creators has been very male-dominated. Anna describes herself as part of a small generation of creators who are bringing a more diverse inflection of voices into it.
"I'd say the only difference that stuck out [when teaching men] was that they were more competitive with themselves to get it right."
How the sex trade preys on Ukraine’s refugees
Katya Adler /
BBC
Trafficking rings were already notoriously active in Ukraine and neighbouring countries in peace time. "For predators and human traffickers, the war in Ukraine is not a tragedy," UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Twitter. "It's an opportunity - and women and children are the targets."
Oscars: What Will Smith’s slap says about him – and us
Chelsea Bailey /
BBC
The tactless joke, Smith's violent reaction, and the fact that the award show continued without consequence, also sparked furious debate about what it means to "protect women", and American culture's apparent comfort with violence.
Oscars: What Will Smith’s slap says about him – and us
Chelsea Bailey /
BBC
The tactless joke, Smith's violent reaction, and the fact that the award show continued without consequence, also sparked furious debate about what it means to "protect women", and American culture's apparent comfort with violence.
A truce has been declared in Ethiopia's 16-month civil war, to allow aid to be delivered to hundreds of thousands of people facing starvation. The conflict in the northern Tigray region has seen shocking atrocities committed by all sides, including what human rights call "rape as a weapon of war".
Afghanistan: Protesters urge Taliban to reopen girls’ schools
Secunder Kermani /
BBC
One female teacher attending told the BBC: "When it comes to standing up for freedom and the girls who want to go to school, I'm willing to die. We are here for the rights of our daughters to get an education. Without that right, we might as well be dead already."
It's been five months since Sudan’s military staged a coup ending a power sharing agreement with civilian leaders. Every week since then, pro-democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets to challenge the junta’s authority. More than 80 people have been killed as security forces crack down on protests.
Venice’s ‘unbreakable’ women of glass
Marianna Cerini /
BBC
While Murano's glassmaking sector has been notoriously male-dominated for centuries, its new wave of glassmakers and designers is young, inventive and female.