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France Has Appointed This Engineer And Politician As Its First Woman Prime Minister In 30 Years
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed the country’s first woman prime minister in over 30 years.
Kassy Cho
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Climate
Iraq Has Been Hit By Its Eighth Sandstorm In Just A Month And The Videos Are Unreal
Iraq has been hit by its eighth sandstorm since mid-April, leaving at least 4,000 people hospitalized for respiratory problems.
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Israeli Police Attacked Mourners At The Funeral For This Palestinian-American Journalist Who Was Killed
Israeli police have assaulted mourners attending the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American journalist who was shot dead covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.
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Thailand Is Giving Away A Million Free Cannabis Plants For People To Grow At Home Ahead Of A New Law
Thailand has announced it will be giving away one million cannabis plants to households across the country to generate enthusiasm for a new law that will allow people to legally grow cannabis plants in their own homes.
Newsletter
🌏 Philippines Elects A Former Dictator's Son, Ukraine's Hero Dog Patron And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Activism
Hong Kong Arrested This Cardinal Under The National Security Law For “Colluding With Foreign Forces”
Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia’s oldest members of the Catholic Church, has been arrested under Hong Kong’s national security law for colluding with foreign forces.
Featured
Tokyo Will Start Recognizing Same-Sex Partnerships But Still Not Same-Sex Marriages
The Tokyo government will start issuing proof-of-partnership documents for LGBT couples to make life easier for them but will still not recognize same-sex unions as legal marriage.
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Farmers In Australia Are Dumping Thousands Of Avocados Because There’s Too Many Of Them
Farmers in Australia are dumping thousands of avocados as there is an oversupply and the costs of transportation are too high.
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This Palestinian-American Journalist Was Shot And Killed While Covering An Israeli Raid In The West Bank
Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, has been shot and killed while covering a raid by Israeli forces in the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
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The Son Of A Former Philippines’ Dictator Has Claimed A Landslide Victory As The New President
The son of a former Filipino dictator, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, claimed victory on Wednesday May 11 as the country’s new president after results showed he had won in a landslide .
Cute
This Hero Ukrainian Dog Has Been Awarded A Medal For Sniffing Out More Than 236 Russian Bombs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded a medal of courage to Patron, a Jack Russell terrier, for his admirable service detecting bombs since the start of the Russian invasion.
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Russia Bombed A School In Ukraine Where Civilians Were Taking Shelter, Killing At Least 60 People
At least 60 people have been killed after a bomb exploded on a school in eastern Ukraine on Saturday May 7.