Only six countries have equal rights for men and women

The world is moving towards legal gender equality -- but it's moving very, very slowly.

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Kim stunned by Hanoi summit humiliation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exuded confidence when he arrived in Vietnam on his heavily armored luxury train Wednesday, ahead of his summit with US President Donald Trump.

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South Korea's plastic problem is a literal trash fire

Uiseong, a picturesque South Korean farming county, was a backwater until homegrown heroes the Garlic Girls became breakout stars and curling silver medalists at last year's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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NHS patients in England to be offered free tampons

The move will let patients focus on recovering, and help avoid any embarrassment, say health bosses.

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Scleroderma activist Farah Khaleck: 'I used to be scared looking in the mirror'

Farah Khaleck has a rare and incurable condition which causes the hardening and tightening of her skin.

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Public health 'improving under councils despite cuts'

Teenage pregnancies, smoking rates, and sexually transmitted infection have all decreased, councils say

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Canada appeals court orders tobacco firms to pay billions in damages

A Quebec appellate court has upheld a 2015 decision that ordered the firms to pay over C$15bn.

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