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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.
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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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.
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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.?
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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.
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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.