Flavie Chen

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A Metro Passenger In Taiwan Kicked An Elderly Woman After A Fight Over The Priority Seat, Sparking A Debate

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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Denmark Is Implementing A New Law To Give People Copyright To Their Faces And Voices To Protect Them From AI Deepfakes

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.

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Outdoor Brand Arc’teryx Is Facing Massive Backlash After It Held A Huge Fireworks Show In The Himalayas

People both in and outside of China called out Arc’teryx for promoting itself as a brand that loves nature but blows up a mountain for an ad.

Climate

A Super Typhoon Slammed Into Taiwan, Causing Extreme Flooding That Has Killed At Least 17 People

Super Typhoon Ragasa was the world’s strongest storm of 2025.

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Albania Has Appointed The World’s First AI-Generated Minister To Fight Corruption

Minister Diella is tasked with making Albania’s public procurement “100% free of corruption” and has helped process more than a million applications.

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The UK, Canada, Australia And Portugal Have All Formally Recognized Palestine As A State

The three countries — all long-time allies of both Israel and the US — made separate but coordinated statements on Sunday, Sept. 21, marking the first time members of the G7 have taken the step.

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The US Has Blocked A UN Security Council Resolution For A Ceasefire In Gaza For The Sixth Time

The US claimed that the resolution "did not denounce Hamas or recognize Israel's right to defend itself."

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Bali Has Been Hit By Its Worst Floods In A Decade, Killing At Least 19 People And Displacing Hundreds

Days of heavy rain on Sept. 9 and 10 triggered landslides and caused rivers to overflow, submerging at least 120 neighborhoods across the island.

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Israel’s Military Stormed The West Bank, Rounding Up Every Palestinian Man They Found And Detained 100

Videos shared online showed Palestinian men forced into lines, walking single file with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front as troops surrounded them.

Activism

The Global Sumud Flotilla’s Main Ship Was Bombed By A Drone And Caught Fire Off Tunisian Waters

The boat was carrying humanitarian supplies and prominent activists who had previously attempted to sail to Gaza on the Madleen, another Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, with the goal of breaking Israel’s siege.

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Over 110,000 People In Belgium Marched In Red To Protest Against Israel’s Genocide In Gaza

People filled the streets wearing red to symbolize a “red line”, chanting for a ceasefire and carrying a giant banner listing all the names of Palestinians killed in Gaza.

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After A Chinese Takeaway In The UK Was Defaced With Racist Graffiti, People Came Together To Wash It Off

Dragon House, run by a local family, was spray-painted overnight on Aug. 29 with slurs including "Go home", "Cat & Dog", St George’s flags, and the word “Chinese” was also covered.?