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After 16 Years As Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel Stepped Down With A Moving Speech
Angela Merkel has stepped down as Germany’s chancellor after 16 years.
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Chile’s Government Has Voted To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage In The Majority Catholic Country
Chile’s parliament has approved a landmark law legalizing same-sex marriage in the majority Catholic country.
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Ethiopia Shut All Secondary Schools So Students Can Harvest Crops For The Army Fighting In The Civil War
Authorities in Ethiopia has closed all secondary schools so that students can help to harvest crops for the troops fighting at the frontlines of the country’s civil war.
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Customers And Staff At This Danish IKEA Got Trapped Inside During A Snowstorm So They Spent The Night Inside
Dozens of people in Denmark were forced to spend the night in an IKEA after a massive snowstorm hit and trapped them inside.
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Chile’s Government Has Rejected A Bill to Decriminalize Abortion and Delayed A Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Chile’s parliament has narrowly rejected a bill to decriminalize abortions up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Honduras Elected Its First Woman President Who Has Vowed To Fight Corruption And Relax Abortion Laws
Honduras has elected its first woman president, Xiomara Castro, a leftist opposition candidate who defeated the conservative National Party that had been in power for 12 years.
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This 11-Month-Old Baby In China Learned To Snowboard Before She Could Walk And She’s Truly A Pro
Meet Wang Yuji, an 11-month-old baby from Hebei in China, who has gone viral for her snowboarding skills.
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Botswana’s Government Tried To Outlaw Same-Sex Relationships But A Court Ruled It’s Unconstitutional
Botswana’s court of appeals has upheld a ruling to decriminalize same-sex relationships.
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Egypt Held A Huge Parade To Open A 3,000-Year-Old Avenue Of Sphinxes And It Was Spectacular
Egypt has held a lavish ceremony to celebrate the historic opening of the “Avenue of the Sphinxes” in the city of Luxor, where an ancient sacred road once named “The Path of God” had been buried in dust for centuries before it was finally unearthed and restored.
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This New Zealand Politician Cycled To The Hospital To Give Birth To A Baby Girl
Julie Anne Genter, a New Zealand MP, rode her bicycle to the hospital to give birth on Saturday, Nov. 27.
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This Woman Has Become Jordan’s Youngest Race Car Inspector At Age 20
Meet Mira Tazari. The 20-year-old is currently the youngest race car inspector in Jordan and one of the few woman scrutineers in the Kingdom.
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This UK MP Took Her Three-Month-Old Baby To Parliament With Her But Got Told It’s Not Allowed
Stella Creasy, a UK MP, had brought her three-month-old son to parliament in a sling and led a debate.