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Malta Has Legalized Cannabis For Recreational Use For Adults In A First For Europe
Malta has become the first country in Europe to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
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Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Has Denied Saying She Was Sexually Assaulted By A Former Vice Premier
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who last month said she had been sexually assaulted by a former vice premier of China, has denied her comments in a video interview with a Singaporean state-run outlet.
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A Giant Spider Interrupted A COVID Press Conference In Australia And It Was The Most Australian Thing Ever
A COVID-19 press conference in Queensland, Australia, was interrupted when a giant huntsman spider crawled up the leg of the state’s health minister, causing a moment of chaos.
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Russia Has Been Ordered To Pay $416,000 To This Woman Whose Husband Chopped Her Hands Off
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than €370,000 ($416,000) to Margarita Gracheva, whose husband kidnapped her and cut off her hands with an axe in 2017.
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Belarus Has Jailed This Opposition Leader For 18 Years For Trying To Run Against The Authoritarian President
Sergei Tikhanovsky, an opposition leader who tried to run against Belarus’ authoritarian president in the presidential election last year, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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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.