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MPs in Iraq’s male-dominated Parliament want to make it legal to force girls as young as 9 years old to get married. And they’re fighting dirty – trading girls’ and women’s rights for political favours.

Iraqi women are risking their freedom and personal safety to save little girls from this horror – and they’re asking our global community to stand with them.

secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/i

@Zevon I used to love being on Chesterman Beach during big storms but this would be too much

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B.C. bomb cyclone to create the world’s largest wave pool

Some of the biggest swells and waves in recent memory are about to roar ashore near the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. This bomb cyclone, fuelled by rapid intensification, is set to generate an oceanic spectacle, creating massive seas and long-travelling swells.

nature.com/articles/d41586-024

Is it really a sin if it’s hardwired in? The neurological basis for ‘bad’ behaviour

A captivating examination of the biology that underlies behaviours often considered immoral raises questions about the existence of free will.

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