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(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/africa\/2021-03\/05\/c_139787473.htm\">Xinhua<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Egyptian women who took part in the 25 January revolution<\/strong> to fight for their rights are commemorated in honor of the UK\u2019s Month of Women. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/stories-56195248\">BBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a quiet morning for Egypt in the foreign press. A couple of headlines to skim: Farmers in Upper Egypt are harvesting sugarcane, a job that pays little but provides a critical source of income. 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