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After years of languishing in the bottom ten, Saudi Arabia has been inching up the ranks of the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Index, now coming 126th out of 146 countries in the 2024 report.

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Coinciding with the reopening of the recently renovated Goolrick Natatorium on campus, UMW reinstated its women’s diving team, returning to the fold for the first time since 1987. As of now ...

BAGSHOT, England - Fin Smith will start at flyhalf for England at home to France on Saturday, with Marcus Smith switching to fullback, as coach Steve Borthwick seeks to reignite his attack and get ...