Congratulations have been pouring in for South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh who picked up South Africa’s first gold Medal after the country’s dismal failures at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He won the gold medal on Sunday after winning the 100m breaststroke with a world-record time of 58.46 seconds. He is also South Africa’s first male swimming Olympic gold medalist.
SlutWalk Kolkata 2012.
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The Russian radical feminist band ‘Pussy Riot’ has dedicated its debut song to the Arab Spring, featuring “Egyptian air is good for lungs,” “Make Tahrir at the Red Square”, “Feminist whip is good for Russia” and other provoking slogans.
Premature baby deemed “not worth saving” by Chinese hospital, after doctor mistook the boy for a girl. He survived, but how many baby girls have not?
Q. Why is this Egyptian man wearing a hijab, or veil?
The #GirlEffect is the radical, hopeful idea that the most effective solution to global poverty is investing in the education and safety of girls in the developing world.
Watch the exact moment Greece’s public TV ERT was taken off the air
1955 by I. Kuznetsov — illustration to the Russian folk tale “The Giant Turnip” («Репка»)
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