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Here’s What Happened Around The World In May 2024
Take a look back at some of the major global news events that happened in May 2024.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
Activism
People In Taiwan Are Holding Huge Protests Against A Law To Weaken The Pro-Independence President’s Power
One amendment would require the president to make an annual state of the nation address to lawmakers and answer questions on the spot.
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Editor's Note: Why We're Calling Israel's War On Gaza A Genocide
We must call it what it is.
Women
This Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Was Jailed For Reporting On COVID-19 Has Finally Been Freed
Zhang Zhan, an activist and lawyer, had documented the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown in China, questioning and critizing the government’s response in her social media videos and essays.
Politics
This Top German Far-Right Politician Said Not All Nazi SS Members Are Criminals And Caused A Huge Controversy
Maximilian Krah said he would “never say that everyone who wore an SS uniform was automatically a criminal”.
Politics
Netanyahu Said Israel Bombing The Displacement Camp In Rafah After The ICJ Order Was A "Tragic Accident”
After being shouted at by opposition lawmakers, he said that, “For us – every non-combatant that is hurt is a tragedy. For Hamas – it’s a strategy. This is the whole difference.”
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The Japanese Shiba Inu From The "Doge" Meme Has Died At Age 18 After A Battle With Cancer
Kabosu's human said she died in her home in Sakura on the morning of May 24 without any suffering.
Politics
The ICJ Has Ordered Israel To Immediately Stop Its Attack On Rafah In A New Legally Binding Ruling
The court ordered Israel to “immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part."
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A Taiwanese Man Went On A Stabbing Rampage On The Metro But Was Taken Down By Other Passengers
As the metro traveled for about two minutes, at least nine passengers stepped up to take down the attacker, with others passengers hitting the emergency button.
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Taiwan’s New President Has Called On China To Stop Threatening Taiwan As They "Don’t Belong To Each Other"
In his first speech after being inaugurated, Taiwan’s new president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening Taiwan.
LGBTQ
Liechtenstein Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex partnerships have been legal in Liechtenstein, a tiny European country with less than 40,000 people, since 2011.
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This Taiwanese Lawmaker Stole A Bill’s Documents And Ran Away With It To Stop It From Being Passed
Footage from a parliamentary session in Taiwan has gone viral after lawmakers broke into a fight over bills to reform the parliament, leading to at least five lawmakers being injured and taken to the hospital.