Activism
Lush Has Closed All Its Stores In The UK For A Day To Protest Israel’s Genocide In Gaza
The shutdown cost the company an estimated £300,000 in lost sales and tax revenue.
Flavie Chen
Flavie Chen is an Editorial & Partnerships Strategist for Almost and is based in Taipei. Contact this reporter at flavie@almostmag.co.
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Trump Claimed The World Would "Die Without The US" And That He Has "Settled Seven Wars"
“Without the United States, everything in the world would die,” Trump said, calling America “the hottest and best.”
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Burkina Faso Has Officially Passed A Law Banning Same-Sex Relationships
Under the law, people who are in same-sex relationships could face 2 to 5 years in prison, as well as fines.
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A Massive Landslide In Sudan Has Completely Wiped Out A Village And Killed Over 1,000 People
The disaster occurred on Sunday, Aug. 31, following days of heavy rain that triggered a large-scale collapse in the Marrah Mountains, where Tarasin is located.
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A Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Struck Afghanistan And More Than 800 People Are Dead And 2,800 Injured
“There is death in every home, and beneath the rubble of each roof, there are dead bodies. The mud houses have been wiped away, and destruction is everywhere,”
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This Beloved 11-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Known For Her Cooking Videos Has Safely Evacuated Gaza
Renad is believed to have evacuated to Maastricht with her twin brother and her older sister Nourhan, who received a scholarship to a university in the Netherlands.
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Thailand’s Top Court Has Removed The Prime Minister Over Her Leaked Call With Cambodia’s Ex-Leader
The ruling on Friday, Aug. 29, makes Paetongtarn the fifth Thai prime minister to be removed by the court since 2008.
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Israel Said It Bombed Nasser Hospital In Gaza Twice By Mistake, Adding It Was Targeting A "Hamas Camera”
Many experts and legal scholars have condemned this tactic and view it as a serious violation of international law and potentially a war crime.
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Israel’s Strike On Gaza’s Nasser Hospital Killed This Journalist Who Was Planning To Marry After The War
Just months ago, Salama had gotten engaged to fellow journalist Hala Asfour, and the two worked side by side documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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This Palestinian Model Is Making History By Representing Palestine At Miss Universe For The First Time
“As Palestine endures heartbreak—especially in Gaza—I carry the voice of a people who refuse to be silenced. I represent every Palestinian woman and child whose strength the world needs to see,”
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Netanyahu Said He Has Final Approved The Plan To Take Over Gaza But Also Sent A Team To Ceasefire Talks
Netanyahu said defeating Hamas and securing the release of hostages "go hand in hand."
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Zelenskyy Took Seven European Leaders To Meet Trump To Discuss A Peace Deal After Their Huge Fight
"We are ready for trilateral talks. As [the] President said, it's a good signal," Zelenskyy said.