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South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry requirements at its borders, the health minister said on Thursday.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2022

Under Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, women ministers lead five government ministries, and the government has repealed unpopular Bashir-era laws that dictated what women could wear or study, or even where they could congregate in public.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2020

Oklahoma is the only state that has repealed Common Core, although North Carolina, South Carolina and Missouri are conducting reviews.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2014

Congress has repealed the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 28, 2011

At this day the State has repealed those laws, and the Church has officially signified that she no longer insists on them.

From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.