7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1237+ words) An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a "life-saving" medicine for more patients. Catherine Cook, 54, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (405+ words) France's first lady Brigitte Macron has apologised for using a slur against activists that sparked a feminist backlash, trying to quell an incident that generated a social media trend against her. "I am sorry if I hurt women victims," the…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (364+ words) By Cecilia Laurent-Monpetit and Charlotte Reck, CNN France's first lady Brigitte Macron has sparked outrage among French celebrities and feminists over the use of sexist and derogatory language to describe protesters at a comedian's show. Macron was attending a performance…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1628+ words) "The next time you hear that piercing cry in the night, remember what it truly is: not a test of your innate abilities or a judgement on your parenting skills, but a simple, powerful alarm." The sound slices through the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (785+ words) By David Courbet and Philippe Siuberski, AFP Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while drugged, arrived in court Monday (local time) for an appeal trial triggered by the bid of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (200+ words) One failing spacecraft - and two female astronauts fighting to save the earth is the premise behind the play "Alone", by New Zealand based writer, Luke Thornborough. It's currently making a re-appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a new streamlined…...

10+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (260+ words) The burial grounds in Dorset, southern England. Photo: Supplied / Bournemouth University A rare discovery in the UK, an Iron Age burial site in southern England has revealed that the ancient community was centered around the female line. Archaeologists from Bournemouth…...