Activism
FIFA Has Rejected Denmark’s Soccer Team’s Request To Wear Pro-Human Rights Shirts At The Qatar World Cup
FIFA has rejected a request by Denmark’s soccer team to wear a uniform supporting human rights at the Qatar World Cup.
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Featured
A Student Tried To Egg King Charles To Protest The UK’s History Of Slavery But The King Just Ignored It
UK police have arrested a university student for attempting to egg King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla to protest the UK’s history of slavery.
Climate
The Head Of The UN Said We Are “On The Highway To Climate Hell”, Calling For Urgent Action At COP27
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, opened COP27, the UN’s annual climate change conference, by calling for urgent and drastic climate action to limit global warming.
Featured
Ethiopia’s Government And Tigray Forces Have Agreed To A Truce To End A Two-Year Civil War That Has Killed Up To 600,000 People
The Ethiopian government and Tigray forces have agreed to a ceasefire to end the two-year civil war that has killed as many as 600,000 people and displaced millions.
Featured
Here’s What Happened Around The World In October 2022
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories from around the world you may have missed in October.
Cute
People In China Are Mocking Their Own Lives Under COVID Lockdown For Halloween And It’s So Funny
People in China are mocking their own lives during the COVID-19 pandemic with their hilarious and creative Halloween costumes.
Featured
What To Do In A Crowd Crush
Read, share and help prevent tragedies like this from happening in the future.
Cute
People In Taiwan Dressed Up Like “Ordinary” Netflix Characters In Everyday Situations For Halloween And It’s Hilarious
Needless to say, the costumes were amazing.
Newsletter
🌏 Halloween Stampede Kills At Least 153 People In South Korea, New Zealand's Parliament Is Now Majority Women And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Featured
A Suspension Bridge In India Collapsed With Hundreds Of People On It And At Least 141 People Are Dead
At least 141 people – mostly women, children and the elderly – are dead and many more missing in India after a suspension bridge collapsed into the river.
Climate
Brazil Has Voted Out Its Far-Right President Jair Bolsonaro And Elected This Leftist Former President
Voters in Brazil have elected leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, as the country’s new leader, removing the incumbent far-right president Jair Bolsonaro after four years.
Activism
More Than 120,000 People In Taiwan Held A Massive Pride Parade To Celebrate LGBTQ Rights
Some 120,000 people braved the rain and took part in a LGBTQ pride parade in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Oct. 29 in a massive celebration of LGBTQ rights.