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Women
Kaipara spoke first in te reo Māori before switching to English, starting her speech by saying she does not identify herself “as a survivor of colonization” but “as the product of Māori resilience.”
Women
Police said a 14-year-old boy from the same school, who is believed to have had an unreciprocated crush on Yap Shing Xuen, had followed her into the bathroom and stabbed her repeatedly.
Impact
Previously, women in Japan had to go to a clinic or hospital in order to get a prescription for emergency contraception, even if they have been sexually assaulted
LGBTQ
The church's presiding biship Olav Fykse Tveit said that the church’s words and actions have caused “shame, great harm and pain”, adding that this “should not have happened.”
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Ja’frawi was shot and killed by armed militia in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood, where he had been covering the destruction after Israeli troops had withdrawn.
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The deal includes Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, the reopening of the Rafah crossing, the entry of aid, and a major prisoner exchange.
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“The first room I’m in, there are four children, all shot by quadcopters,” Elder said. “We’re in a makeshift ICU because there are so many children.”
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Demonstrators wore red — to draw a red line against Israel’s genocide — and chanted “Free Palestine” while carrying Palestinian flags and signs reading “Israel shame on you!” and “We are not free until Gaza is free.”
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Hundreds of activists on board were arrested, sparking outrage and a wave of solidarity actions that quickly spread worldwide.
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President Maia Sandu from PAS said the win brings Moldova closer to EU.
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People were divided, with some blaming the younger passenger for being violent and others saying the elderly woman deserved it for not respecting others.
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Under the new law, which is believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, people will be able to claim their faces, voices and bodies as intellectual property.