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Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoInvited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition...
Australian Senator Quits Albanese’s Party Over Palestine Stance
Bloomberg· 4 days agoAustralian Senator Fatima Payman has quit the governing Labor Party to sit as an independent...
Labor Senator Payman Says Party Colleagues 'Exiled' Her Following Her Suspension
International Business Times AU· 6 days agoFollowing an indefinite suspension from Labor Party caucus on Sunday, Western Australia senator ...
Sierra Leone child marriage ban welcomed as President Julius Maada Bio signs law
BBC News· 5 days agoSierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony...
Albanese suggests Fatima Payman likely to quit Labor Party imminently
The Conversation· 5 days agoAnthony Albanese has flagged he expects rebel Labor senator Fatima Payman to quit the Labor Party imminently. Albanese suspended Payman from caucus on Sunday after she said ...
Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoSierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage, a move heralded by rights...
Iranians Say Elections Bring Little Change, So Why Vote?
New York Times· 7 days agoIn Tehran, many Iranians said they didn’t see the point in voting in Friday’s first-round...
Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners
Toronto Star· 3 days agoPro-Palestinian protesters breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from...
View from The Hill: Labor will only harm itself by a silly attempt to discredit Payman
The Conversation· 3 days agoLabor would do well to draw a line under its loss of Senator Fatima Payman from its ranks, instead of taking more pot shots to try to discredit her. According to a report ...
Sierra Leone brings in new law banning child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoParents or those attending such marriage ceremonies could also face fines. "Freedom has come for our...