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Runaway teen Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun's bid for asylum in Canada stirs women's rights debate in Saudi Arabia
A young Saudi woman's flight from her family and country has stirred debate in Saudi Arabia about its requirement that women get permission from a male guardian to travel or marry, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report made available to EFE on Saturday.
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South Korea launches spy satellite aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, days after North Korea did the same
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'It's insane': Ramiz Raja slams PCB for 'tainted' Salman Butt's appointment
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Scientists create tiny living robots from human cells which may heal wound
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Putin signs decree boosting troop numbers by 15% as war with Ukraine takes toll
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'Inhumane and unconscionable': Indian student rescued by US police after years of physical abuse
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Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases
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Hamas got 21-year-old hostage operated on by vet, says family
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Pakistan Supreme Court takes up issue of Afghan refugee expulsion
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Putin appeals women in Russia to give birth to '8 or more' children
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Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: 178 killed in Gaza post fight resumption
The number of protesters in the latest "yellow vest" rallies across France surged on Saturday, but there was a marked decline in violence despite hundreds of arrests and clashes with police in Paris and other cities.
All-rounder Vijay Shankar and batsman Shubman Gill have been called up to fill the vacant spots in the Indian cricket team after Lokesh Rahul and Hardik Pandya were ordered home ahead of India vs Australia one-day series.
Over 600 people were evacuated Saturday from the Islamic State group's remaining holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said, as US-backed fighters prepare for a final assault on the area.
Texas Democrat Julian Castro, a former San Antonio mayor who went on to be the top US housing official, announced his White House bid on Saturday, the first Hispanic in what looks to be a crowded field of candidates vying to challenge President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.
