MEPs take “big step” towards tackling violence against women and girls
By Martin Banks Socialist MEPs have voiced “regret” over the failure to classify non-consensual sex as rape under planned new EU laws.
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EUROPE 
February 7, 2024 New EU wide law on combating violence against women is widely welcomed
By Martin Banks The EU Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on combating violence against women and girls.
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EUROPE
November 26, 2022 Commission calls for adoption of directive on violence against women
Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Friday (25 November), the Commission called for the smooth adoption of the directive on combatting violence against women and the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention.
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CYPRUS
March 12, 2022 A quarter of the Cyprus Police workforce are women
Cyprus ranks in the first places among European countries with the highest number of females in the police force, as 25% of the workforce are women, Assistant Head of Crime Combat Unit and member of the Police Gender equality committee, Kyriaki Lambrianidou, said on Friday.
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HEALTH
April 14, 2021 Fauci warns women who received J&J vaccine to ‘be alert’
Dr Anthony Fauci has warned women who have had the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be alert for symptoms of an adverse reaction, as U.S. health agencies advise against the vaccine’s usage until more research can be done.
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UK NEWS
March 16, 2021 Plain clothes police officers could patrol pubs and clubs to protect women
Plain clothes police officers could patrol bars and nightclubs around the country as part of plans to protect women from “predatory” offenders.
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LIFESTYYLE
February 24, 2021 Thousands of women to trial at-home smear tests
Tens of thousands of women are to trial at-home smear tests in a bid to cut the number of cervical cancers.
