An act signed into law by Afghan President Hamid Karzai last month dramatically rolled back the rights of women in that country, according to human rights groups and a United Nations report on the bill by the United Nations Development Fund for Women. The Afghan government has not provided a copy of the text of the Shia Family Law to the UN or to other outside groups requesting it, citing "technical problems", however, the UN and opposition politicians say that the bill contains numerous provisions restricting the rights of women, such as giving their husbands priority in court; requiring the husband's permission to leave the house, obtain education or employment, or to see a doctor; and reserving the custody of children to male relatives.
Is this true: Hamid Karzai is an employee of the UN.

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British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves becomes the first woman to climb Mount Everest alone and without oxygen tanks.
Is this true: A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo.

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The hullabaloo is over a glacial period dating to about 750 million to 600 million years ago.
Is this true: A glacial period occurred about 750 million to 600 million years ago.

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Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, the spokesman for the Taliban rebels, claimed responsibility for the blast, but said that the insurgents had planted the bomb to target the Afghan police.
Is this true: The Taliban is the rebels' employer.

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no