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Oxford university changes gender dress code

For centuries, students at Britain's Oxford University had to stick to a dress code regarding who wore suits and who wore skirts. This will all change on August 4 after the university amended its rules related to formal academic clothing. Read more

Egypt's Olympic athletes given fake equipment

Egypt's Olympians are furious after it was discovered they have been given fake equipment to use at the London Olympic Games. Yomna Khallaf, one of the team's synchronised swimmers, highlighted the scandal in a series of tweets this week. Read more

12 killed in Batman shooting in U.S

A gunman killed 12 people and wounded 59 at a Colorado cinema early Friday morning. Police apprehended the killer and identified him as James Eagan Holmes, 24, a former neuroscience PhD student. Read more

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