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Dowry murders in India no longer spark public anger or debate, study finds
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The Guardian · World

Dowry murders in India no longer spark public anger or debate, study finds

Thousands of women are killed in dowry disputes each year, despite the practice being banned in 1961Dowry deaths in India no longer provoke the public anger they once did, despite thousands of women’s lives still being lost every year, according to new research.The killings – women who are murdered...

Matthew Pearce
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Details scarce as Mitch McConnell ‘continues recovery’ in hospital
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The Guardian · World

Details scarce as Mitch McConnell ‘continues recovery’ in hospital

Staff decline to give updates on senator’s health and whether he will be at Capitol when Senate returnsStaff for Mitch McConnell said last week that the Kentucky senator was “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session. But his office has released no details about the f...

Associated Press in Washington
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Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded
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The Guardian · World

Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded

Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangsClashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in years, officials said.Victims with cuts and gu...

Agence France-Presse
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