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Historic Papal Resignation - 47 Front Pages From Around The World

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PARIS - After yesterday's announcement that Pope Benedict XVI would resign from the papacy on Feb. 28, the world's newspapers reacted today:

ITALY

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UNITED KINGDOM

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AUSTRALIA

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ARGENTINA

BELGIUM

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CANADA

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BRAZIL

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CHILE

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COLOMBIA

FRANCE

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GERMANY

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INDIA

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USA

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SPAIN

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POLAND

SWITZERLAND

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HONDURAS

MEXICO

PARAGUAY

SOUTH AFRICA

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SWEDEN

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PORTUGAL

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THE PHILIPPINES

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IRELAND

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AUSTRIA

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The Mapping Diversity platform examined maps of 30 cities across 17 European countries, finding that women are severely underrepresented in the group of those who name streets and squares. The one (unsurprising) exception: The Virgin Mary.

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ROME — The culture at the root of violence and discrimination against women is not taught in school, but is perpetuated day after day in the world around us: from commercial to cultural products, from advertising to toys. Even the public spaces we pass through every day, for example, are almost exclusively dedicated to men: war heroes, composers, scientists and poets are everywhere, a constant reminder of the value society gives them.

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