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.
Kassy Cho
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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
LGBTQ
These Taiwanese Same-Sex Couples Have Become The First To Get Married In A Military Mass Wedding
The Taiwan military’s first same-sex weddings saw two women marry their wives in another landmark moment for LGBTQ rights in Asia.
Activism
Poland’s Top Court Ruled To Ban Abortion In Almost All Cases And Women Are Protesting
Thousands of women have taken to the streets across Poland for days in a row following a ruling that bans abortion for almost all cases.
world
This Thai National Park Will Start Mailing The Trash Visitors Left Behind Back To Them
Thailand’s oldest national park will start mailing trash visitors left back to them with a note saying, “You forgot these things at Khao Yai.”
Cute
This Taiwanese Couple Modelled Laundry Customers Forgot At Their Laundry Shop And Now They’re Instagram Icons
The couple, Wan-ji and Sho-er, who run a laundry shop in Taichung, Taiwan, have gone viral on Instagram.