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Women and men won’t reach economic equality until 2186, index says
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Efforts to close gender gaps in pay and workforce participation slowed so dramatically in the past year that men and women may not reach economic equality for another 170 years, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday. Statistics just a year ago predicted the economic gap…
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Czech tennis stars Berdych, Pliskova join Olympic pull-outs over Zika
Czech tennis stars, world number eight Tomas Berdych and 16th-ranked Karolina Pliskova, on Saturday joined the growing band of players pulling out of the Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus. “I am very sorry to announce that I will not take part in this year's Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” Berdych,…