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New Zealand Has Become The First Country In The World To Ban Smoking For All Future Generations
New Zealand has passed a law that makes it illegal for anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, to ever buy tobacco, including cigarettes.
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Iran Executed These Two Young Men For “Enmity Against God” For Taking Part In The Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran has carried out its first known executions over the recent anti-government protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini.
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Canadian Pop Icon Celine Dion Has Revealed She Has Been Diagnosed With A Rare Neurological Disease Called “Stiff Person Syndrome”
Canadian pop icon Celine Dion has revealed that she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called “stiff person syndrome”, which affects one in a million people.
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This Leftist Lawyer Has Become Peru’s First Woman President After The Ex- Leader Was Impeached And Arrested
Dina Boluarte, a 60-year-old leftist lawyer has become the first woman president of Peru after the former president Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested in a dramatic turn of events.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In November 2022
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories that happened around the world in November 2022.
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Women Of The Week: The First All-Women World Cup Referee Team, Jacinda Ardern And Ardern
The first all-women referee team at the World Cup and two iconic women prime ministers, here are the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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🌏 China's A4 Revolution Explained, New Zealand And Finland's Women Leaders Shut Down Sexist Question And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
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🌏 Unprecedented Anti-Government Protests In China, Activism At The World Cup And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
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Chinese Rapper Kris Wu Has Been Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Raping Three Women
One of China’s biggest stars, rapper and former EXO member, Kris Wu, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after a court found him guilty of raping three women.
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FIFA’s Swiss-Italian President Said He Has Been Discriminated Against Like Migrant Workers and LGBTQ People
In an extraordinary one hour speech, FIFA’s president has slammed the West for “moral double standards” over the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, defending the host country’s human rights record and comparing himself to marginalized people.
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A Qatari Police Officer Helped This Ecuador Fan To Create An Arabic Headdress Out Of The Ecuador Flag
A video of a Qatari police officer helping an Ecuador soccer fan to arrange a ghutra and iqal, a traditional Arabic headdress for men, out of an Ecuador in a Doha Metro station has gone viral and captured the hearts of many.
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🌏 Rich Countries Agree To Pay For Climate Damages In Poor Countries, Slovenia's First Woman President And More
All the world news you need to know this week.