Politics
All Of Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Have Quit After The Government Expelled Four Members
All of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned en masse after the government disqualified four of them.
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Women
Women In Mexico Are Protesting After Police Opened Fire On People Protesting A Woman’s Murder
Police in Cancún, Mexico, have caused outrage after they opened fire during a protest women held against femicide on Monday evening, sparking further protests against police brutality as well as gender-violence in the following days.
Video
Australia’s Male Prime Minister Interrupted This Woman MP As She Was Discussing Misogyny In Politics
People are criticizing Australian prime minister Scott Morrison after he interrupted a woman MP while she was answering a question about the culture for women in politics.
world
Denmark Is Culling 17 Million Mink After Hundreds Of People Caught A Mutated Coronavirus Found In Mink
Denmark, one of the world’s major exporters in mink furs, has begun culling all of its 17 million mink after more than 200 people became infected with a mutated form of the coronavirus that came from mink.
Activism
This Iranian Lawyer Jailed For Defending Women Removing Their Hijabs Has Been Temporarily Freed
Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers, has been temporarily released, according to the judiciary’s news agency.
Video
Scientists Have Discovered A Coral Reef Taller Than The Empire State Building In The Great Barrier Reef
Schmidt Ocean Institute has discovered the first massive detached coral reef in 120 years in the Great Barrier Reef last Monday.
Politics
Kosovo’s President Has Resigned To Face Charges Of War Crimes In The War From Independence From Serbia
Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo’s president, has resigned to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the war for independence from Serbia between 1998 and 1999.
Activism
These Sri Lankan Villagers Broke A COVID-19 Curfew To Help Save More Than 100 Beached Whales
More than 100 pilot whales that became stranded on a beach in Sri Lanka have been rescued and returned to sea.
world
A Dutch Train Crashed Through The Barriers At The Final Stop But Was Saved By A Giant Whale Sculpture
A giant sculpture of a whale’s tail in the Netherlands managed to stop an overground metro train from plunging into the ground after it failed to stop at the end of the line.
Impact
New Zealand Has Appointed This Māori Woman Politician As Its First Indigenous Woman Foreign Minister
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has appointed a Māori woman as the country’s foreign minster for the first time in history.
Activism
People In Taiwan Held A Huge Pride March After 202 Days Without A Local COVID-19 Transmission
Tens of thousands of people in Taiwan held the world’s biggest pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic began on Saturday, after the country reported more than 200 days without a local transmission of COVID-19.
Cute
These Taiwanese People Dressed Up As Normal People In Everyday Situations And It’s Iconic
For the second year in a row, Taiwanese online shopping platform, Shopee, held a “down-to-earth” Halloween party, where attendees could only dress up as normal people