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News France parliament debates gender equality bill
France parliament debates gender equality bill
Theresa Donovan
January 21, 2014 07:45:40 am

The French parliament on Monday began debating new far-reaching legislation that would, if passed, impact elements of gender equality, including abortion rights and wage equality. The bill for equality between women and men was prompted by...

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News EU pledges troops and funds to Central African Republic
EU pledges troops and funds to Central African Republic
Theresa Donovan
January 20, 2014 02:02:15 pm

European Union (EU) foreign ministers agreed on Monday to increase military presence in the Central African Republic (CAR) , and EU member states and other international donors also raised half a billion dollars...

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News UN rights chief urges cross-border cooperation in Africa Great Lakes region
UN rights chief urges cross-border cooperation in Africa Great Lakes region
Theresa Donovan
January 16, 2014 08:27:12 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged attendees of the fifth Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) ...

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News ICC grants Kenya leader’s request to miss parts of ongoing trial
ICC grants Kenya leader’s request to miss parts of ongoing trial
Theresa Donovan
January 16, 2014 07:39:15 am

The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday made an oral ruling that Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto may be conditionally excused from attending his trial on...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on railroad rights-of-way, employee severance payments
Supreme Court hears arguments on railroad rights-of-way, employee severance payments
Theresa Donovan
January 15, 2014 09:46:03 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases Tuesday, including a case on the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 and a case on whether certain employee severance payments are taxable. In...

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Utah governor directs Cabinet not to recognize same-sex marriages
Theresa Donovan
January 9, 2014 08:16:47 am

The office of Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Tuesday sent an e-mail to state Cabinet members, directing them to place legal recognition of same-sex marriages within the state on hold until further notice . This directive...

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News UN rights expert urges humanitarian assistance in Central African Republic
UN rights expert urges humanitarian assistance in Central African Republic
Theresa Donovan
January 9, 2014 07:29:51 am

Chaloka Beyani, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, on Wednesday urged the international community to assist the approximately one million individuals who have been internally displaced by the ongoing violence in the...

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News UN rights office condemns deadly drone strike in Yemen
UN rights office condemns deadly drone strike in Yemen
Theresa Donovan
January 8, 2014 08:09:40 am

Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) , on Tuesday condemned the December 27 shelling of a funeral procession that killed 21 Yemeni civilians and injured 30 others....

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Ukraine president reports government may restart EU trade pact talks
Theresa Donovan
December 10, 2013 03:47:26 pm

Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich stated on Tuesday at a televised round-table discussion that a working group is likely to return to Brussels to continue talks on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement , a planned trade...

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Supreme Court dismisses labor law case
Theresa Donovan
December 10, 2013 01:50:47 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a case dealing with labor law on the grounds that certiorari was improvidently granted. In Unite Here Local 355 v. Martin Mulhall the court addressed the...

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Marie Antoinette convicted of treason and guillotened

French Queen consort Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a Revolutionary court and then guillotined on October 16, 1793. The queen consort was convicted of conspiring with foreign powers, depleting the treasury, and high treason only four days after her initial arrest on October 12. Her husband Louis XVI was executed nine months prior. Learn more about the trial and execution of Marie Antoinette.

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