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Two pink taxis wait in line in the city of Puebla October 23, 2009. The city recently launched thirty-five pink taxis, driven by 105 female cabbies, designated to pick up only female passengers. Each taxi is equipped with an alarm button and a GPS system. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (MEXICO TRANSPORT SOCIETY) - RTXPYAP — Two pink taxis, designated for female passengers, wait in line in the city of Puebla, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2009. — REUTERS/Eliana Aponte

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A Member of Turkey's Bar Associations holds a poster depicting slain Ozgecan Aslan, in Ankara, on February 16, 2015 during a march to protest against a law that strenghtens the police's power. Anger mounted in Turkey Monday over the murder and attempted rape by a bus driver of the 20-year-old female student whose burned body was discovered on February 13, as a court placed three suspects in pre-trial detention over the brutal killing. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Gett

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