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Norway Has Passed A “Only Yes Means Yes” Law That Defines Rape As Sex Without Consent
Any sex without clear and explicit consent is legally considered rape in Norway, even if there was no violence or physical force.
Flavie Chen
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world
RM And V From BTS Have Finally Concluded Their Military Service And Fans Celebrated Their Return
“To all the ARMYs who waited for us during our service — I’m truly, truly grateful. Please wait just a little longer; we’ll return with an amazing performance,”
Cute
These Philippine Security Guards Hired A Stray Cat To Join The Team And Now They Can’t Function Without Him
Conan’s special skills include playing and sleeping more than his human colleagues.
Climate
Japan Discovered A New Sea Creature Called The Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt And It Is The Cutest
The “skeleton panda sea squirt” had never been studied until a scientist saw a picture of the mysterious creature on the internet in 2018.
Activism
Hundreds Of People In Spain Held A Mass Die-In For Killed Palestinians To Protest Israel’s War On Gaza
The protestors lay together to the sound of sirens next to a giant banner depicting a section of Picasso’s famous anti-war painting “Guernica”, which depicts the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica by Nazi German soldiers in 1937 during the Spanish civil war.
Cute
A Literal Stampede Of Kangaroos Invaded A Golf Course In Australia And It’s The Most Australian Thing
Footage of a “fair dinkum stampede” at a private golf club near Melbourne has gone viral.
Cute
This Dutch Runner Smashed Her Own Record And Then Went Viral Because Of Her Voice
“I swear if you close your eyes, you could convince yourself Mickey Mouse has just broken the 400m indoor world record for Netherlands…”
Cute
A Zookeeper In China Let This Boy Feed The Penguins So He Jumped Straight Into The Water To Do It
The boy’s mom later said in an interview that her son had explained afterwards that he jumped in the water because he wanted to feed the penguins in the water.
Featured
King Charles Has Been Diagnosed With Cancer
Buckingham Palace did not disclose the type of cancer or stage, only saying it was not prostate cancer.
Video
An Israeli Soldier Dressed Up In A Dinosaur Costume And Fired Bombs into Gaza, Causing Outrage
This is not the first time Israeli forces have shared videos of themselves conducting offensive acts on social media since its declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7.
Politics
In A Huge Upset, The Far-Right “Dutch Donald Trump” Has Won The Netherlands’ Election
Geert Wilders is against Islam, immigration and the European Union.
Climate
Somalia Has Been Hit By Its Worst Flood In 100 Years, Right After Its Worst Drought In 40 Years
Somalia has been lashed with heavy rains since October, which struck right after the country suffered from its worst drought in four decades.