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Menstruating women often face banishment in India. Meghan Markle wants that to end.

Many menstruating women are barred from entering temples and touching food or other human beings. Some spend their periods in huts outside their homes.

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Zimbabweans vote in first election since Mugabe's ouster

The election is a watershed vote that many Zimbabweans hope will rid the country of its global pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy.

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Hundreds stranded on volcano after Indonesian quake

A disaster official said the death toll from Sunday's earthquake was at 16.

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Death toll from Greek wildfire reaches 91 as village grieves

The vast majority of victims died in the fire itself, though a number drowned in the sea while fleeing the flames.

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New York Times publisher offers different take on Trump meeting

"I warned that this inflammatory language is contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence," Sulzberger said.

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Britain's Thomas wins maiden Tour de France

Britain's Thomas wins maiden Tour de France

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Polar bear killed after attacking Arctic cruise ship guard

The attack happened when a cruise ship landed on the northernmost island in the Svalbard archipelago, a region between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

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Pub tycoon pushes Brexit alongside pints in the U.K.

Tim Martin believes his customers will see benefits from the U.K.'s looming divorce from the European Union. But some drinkers just want a quiet pint.

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Israel frees Palestinian teen who became protest icon after viral video

The teen was arrested after being filmed slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers in front of her home in the occupied West Bank.

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Children and great-grandmother killed in California wildfire

The Carr Fire in Shasta County has forced as many as 38,000 residents to evacuate and as many as 6,000 homes are threatened, officials said.

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Former U.S. archbishop resigns from College of Cardinals amid sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis accepted the resignation and ordered the former head of the Archdiocese of Washington to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion.

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Colombian gang puts $7,000 bounty on drug dog

Sombra, a six-year-old German shepherd, is now accompanied by two armed guards and transported to her kennel via a van with tinted windows.

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'Tornado of fire': More than 100,000 acres scorched in California

Drought-starved brush has been blamed for infernal eruptions across the Golden State.

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NATO's answer to Russia's info war? A Facebook game with 50 likes

Researchers hope it can help people to be more discerning when sharing news online.

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Mother orca pushes dead calf to the surface for two days

"The baby was so newborn it didn't have blubber. It kept sinking, and the mother would raise it to the surface," one scientist said.

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North Korea returns possible remains of U.S. Korean War troops

"We are encouraged by North Korea's actions and the momentum for positive change," The White House said.

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Georgia officers fired after probe reveals coin-toss determined arrest

Officers Courtney Brown and Kristee Wilson were fired after an investigation into bodycam footage showed they failed to perform at an "acceptable level," according to the termination letter.

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Pompeo blindsided by latest Trump tweets

Trump's threats against ally were a surprise to Secretary of State Pompeo, who's been trying to free U.S. pastor detained in Turkey.

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Trump threatens Turkey with sanctions over detained American pastor

The case has strained ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States.

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Hundreds of cheering migrants storm border fence, enter Europe

Three times more migrants have arrived in Spain in 2018 compared to the same period last year, according to the IOM.