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BTS’ Oldest Member Jin Has Begun Serving In South Korea’s Mandatory Military Service
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop boy band BTS, has started South Korea’s mandatory military service on Dec. 13.
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China Has Relaxed Some Of Its Harshest COVID Restrictions After The Unprecedented A4 Revolution
China has eased some of its most severe COVID policies after unprecedented protests swept the country following the death of 10 people in quarantine in Xinjiang in a fire at an apartment complex.
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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.