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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92

Feminist activist, journalist and Ms. Magazine co-founder Gloria Steinem died on Wednesday at age 92 at her home in New York City, her foundation said. She was a leading figure in the women's liberation movement and a prominent advocate for gender equality, reproductive freedom and social justice.

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Workers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After Flood

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Two Workers Rescued Alive From Nepal Tunnel Nine Days After Flood

Rescuers pulled two hydropower workers alive from a tunnel in Rasuwa, Nepal, on Friday, nine days after floods and a slide of ice, rock and mud buried hydropower projects along the Trishuli River on Aug. 26. The Nepal Army released images of the rescue. The wider disaster has killed more than 1,200 people and displaced tens of thousands, with searches continuing for hundreds still missing.

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De Nederlandsche Bank moved 86 tonnes of gold reserves from the US and Canada to London, citing increasing geopolitical unrest. The bank said reserves held in London could be traded more easily and would allow faster response in a crisis. The Netherlands is the second European nation this year to announce reduced US gold holdings.

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Two Workers Rescued Alive From Nepal Tunnel Nine Days After Flood

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World headlines

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Reform suspends two officials over donations sting as Farage admits their comments ‘don’t look good’ – UK politics live

'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC

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Israel Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon

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