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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.
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.
Climate
Tuvalu Is Recreating Itself In The Metaverse To Preserve Its History As Rising Sea Levels Swallow Its Land
As its land disappears from rising sea levels, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has announced that it will recreate itself in the metaverse in order to preserve its land, history and culture.
Climate
In A Historic Moment, Rich Countries Have Agreed To Pay For Climate Change Damages In Poor Countries
In a first, rich countries have agreed to create a fund to pay for the damages that poor and vulnerable countries have already been bearing the brunt of as a result of climate change.
Featured
Sam Bankman-Fried And The FTX Crash, Explained
SBF, FTX, CZ, FTT, you keep hearing these acronyms, but what does it all mean? We explain.
Featured
These Two Iranian Boys Were Shot And Killed Allegedly By Security Forces In Anti-Government Protests
Two young Iranian boys have been shot and killed allegedly by Iranian security forces during anti-government protests in southwestern Iran.
Featured
One Of Taiwan’s Giant Pandas, Tuan Tuan, Has Died At Age 18 After A Battle With A Serious Brain Disease
One of Taiwan’s giant pandas, Tuan Tuan, has died after a battle with a serious brain disease. He was 18.
Featured
A Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protest Anthem Played At A Rugby Match And The Government Is Mad
The Hong Kong government has ordered an investigation after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest anthem played instead of China’s national anthem at a rugby match final in South Korea.
Activism
Slovenia Has Elected One Of Its Most Influential Lawyers As Its First Woman President
Independent candidate and lawyer, Natasa Pirc Musar, has become Slovenia’s first woman president after winning the second round of elections on Sunday Nov. 13.
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🌏 Russia Withdraws From Ukraine's Kherson, Former Miss Argentina And Puerto Rico Secretly Get Married And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Featured
Ukrainians Are Celebrating After Its Army Liberated Kherson From Russian Occupation
Celebrations have erupted in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Russian army completely withdrew from the city, the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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.
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.