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Pakistan Has Passed A New Anti-Rape Law That Speeds Up Rape Trials And Toughens Sentences
Pakistan has passed a new anti-rape law that will create special fast track courts to try rape trials within four months and toughen sentences.
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This Couple In New Zealand Accidentally Grew A Massive Potato That Could Be The World’s Biggest
Meet Donna and Colin Craig-Brown, a couple living in Waikato, New Zealand, who may have grown the world’s biggest potato.
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This Tuvalu Minister Gave A Powerful Speech About Climate Change Standing Knee-Deep In The Sea
Tuvalu’s foreign minister has delivered a powerful speech about the effects of climate change and rising sea levels on the Pacific Islands, standing knee-deep in the sea.
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This Chinese Tennis Star Says China’s Former Vice Premier Sexually Assaulted Her
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has spoken out about how she was sexually assaulted by a former vice premier of China.
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A Japanese Man Dressed Up As The Joker Stabbed Passengers On A Train And Started A Fire, Injuring 17
as the Joker started a fire on a train in Tokyo and attacked passengers with a knife on Sunday Oct. 31, injuring at least 17 people, one critically.
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14 Kids From Taiwan Who Totally Nailed Their Halloween Costumes
From the president of Taiwan to an electricity pole, Taiwanese kids don’t play when it comes to Halloween costumes.
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This Little Taiwanese Boy Dressed Up As A Sanitizer Spray Bottle For Halloween And It’s Adorable
Meet Hsiao-chi, a three-year-old boy from Chiayi, Taiwan, who dressed up as a sanitizer spray bottle for Halloween.
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People In Sudan Are Protesting After The Military Seized Power In A Coup And Shot And Killed Protesters
People in Sudan are continuing to take to the streets in mass protests after the military seized power in a coup on Monday Oct. 25 and opened fire on protesters.
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New Zealand Has Appointed This Public Health Academic As Its First Māori Woman Governor General
Cindy Kiro, a public health academic, has been appointed as New Zealand’s 22nd Governor General, becoming the first Māori woman to take on the role.
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Barbados Has Elected This Woman Lawyer And Politician As Its First President To Become A Republic
Barbados has elected Sandra Mason, a lawyer and the country’s governor general, as its first ever president to replace Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Was Interrupted By An Earthquake At A Press Conference But Kept Her Cool
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck New Zealand during a government’s COVID-19 press conference, interrupting prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
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A Four-Year-Old Boy Called The New Zealand Police To Ask Them To Come See His Toys And So They Did
New Zealand police have gone viral after they responded to an emergency call from a four-year-old boy asking them to go see his toys.