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Hong Kong. "Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Wednesday to push for democratic rights, amid a slumping economy."

DR Congo. "U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said he was 'deeply distressed' by the rape and assault of some 20 female inmates during a breakout."

Syria. “Syria's president scraps a law limiting sentences for men who kill their female relatives in the name of family honor.”