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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, directors of 'For Women Scotland' speak to the media outside the Supreme Court on April 16, 2025 in London, England. The Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex," in response to a long-running legal dispute between the activist group 'For Women Scotland' and the Scottish government over whether trans people with gender recognition certificates (GRC) identifying their gender as female were considered as having the sex of a woman. For Women Scotland had argued that sex-based protections should only apply to people born female. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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<strong>"Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine."</strong> Mahmoud Ajjour, who was injured during an <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisrael">Israeli attack on Gaza City</a> in March 2024, finds refuge and medical help in Doha, Qatar, on June 28, 2024. Winner, World Press Photo of the Year.
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STAFFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 05: A kingfisher sits atop a 'No Fishing' sign with a freshly caught fish in its beak at Teddesley Park in Staffordshire, United Kingdom on April 05, 2025. (Photo by Stuart Brock/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Chinese robots ran against humans in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon. They lost by a mile
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