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Indian Woman Wrestler Through To Olympic Final Disqualified For Being 100 Grams Overweight
Vinesh Phogat announced on X that she is retiring from wrestling, saying, “Wrestling won and she lost,” and that she felt she had no strength left.
Isha Jain
Isha Jain is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in Delhi. Contact this reporter at isha@almostmag.co.
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Israel Has Killed Another Al Jazeera Journalist And His Cameraman In Gaza While They Were Reporting
Ismail Al-Ghoul was known for his relentless commitment to documenting the suffering and bloodshed in Gaza, particularly Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital and in the north of the Gaza Strip.
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Bangladeshi Student Protesters Have Forced The Prime Minister To Resign
Thousands of students have been protesting in Bangladesh since July after the government reinstated a system to reserve 30% of government jobs for veterans' families.
Climate
At Least 500 People Are Feared Dead In Ethiopia After Two Massive Landslides In Two Days
Authorities say they need to urgently evacuate more than 15,000 people who are at immediate risk due to the threat of further landslides.
Politics
These French Left-Wing Lawmakers Snubbed A Far-Right Politician By Refusing To Shake His Hand
"Shake hands with a racist party? NEVER."
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These Mexican Women Are Disguising Themselves As Nuns To Grow And Sell Cannabis
“The moment [cannabis] is legal, it will stop being bloody.”
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Paris’ Mayor Swam In The Seine River To Prove It’s Clean For The Olympics After People Threatened To Poop In It
Anne Hidalgo, Paris’ mayor, swam in the once heavily polluted Seine River to prove that it is clean and safe for athletes to swim in at the 2024 Olympics.
Cute
Meet The 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl In Gaza Bringing Joy To Millions With Her Cooking Videos
In the face of daily bombardments and the sounds of drones, Renad Attalah brings hope and joy to her hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers through her cooking videos.
Women
The UAE Will No Longer Punish This Irish Flight Attendant For Trying To Kill Herself After She Was Attacked By Her Husband
28-year-old Tori Towey had tried to kill herself after she was allegedly attacked by her husband.
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Biden Introduced Ukrainian President Zelenskyy As “President Putin” But Zelenskyy's Response Was Iconic
"I'm better."
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Russia Has Bombed Ukraine’s Largest Children’s Hospital And Several Cities, Killing At Least 41 People
At least four people were killed and 16 were wounded at Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's hospital known for treating cancer, where many children had been residing for months.
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Prince William Was Spotted Zooming Around Windsor Castle On An Electric Scooter And It’s Too Funny
“IM CRYING IMAGINE BEING A CASTLE GUARD AND YOU JUST SEE THE HEIR TO THE THRONE ZOOM PAST YOU ON A SCOOTER."