A funeral was held for 23-year-old Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez, who was shot dead during TikTok livestream.
Mexico has the fourth-highest rate of femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean. Valeria Marquez is the latest victim.
Valeria Marquez, a 23-year-old beauty influencer, was shot dead during a TikTok livestream at a beauty salon in Mexico.
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A 23-year-old Mexican influencer, Valeria Marquez, was fatally shot while livestreaming on Tuesday.
French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty on May 13 of sexually assaulting two women on a 2021 film set.
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Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?
In the forest where she lives, Mahfuza spends her days navigating rivers where danger lurks.
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The ruling concluded a long-running dispute between feminist advocacy groups and the Scottish government.
A space tourism rocket carried an all-female crew of six to the edge of space and back.
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Child marriage and sexual violence plague women and girls as climate change threatens the northern Marsabit region.
Yasemin, Zakia, Shukriya and Uzra, just 7, fled Afghanistan. A Trump order and Pakistan could send them back.
Algerian gold medallist says she has ‘nothing to hide’ and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.
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Though not illegal, doctors and activists warn about the dangers of the intravaginal use of the popular drug.
UN investigators have accused Israel of committing “genocidal acts” by targeting women’s health facilities in Gaza.
