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People In Switzerland Have Voted To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage In A Referendum
Voters in Switzerland have overwhelmingly voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a referendum on Sunday Sep. 26.
Kassy Cho
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11 Moroccan Men Who Gang-Raped And Tattooed This 17-Year-Old Girl Have Been Jailed For 20 Years
Eleven men in Morocco have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and gang-raping a teen girl in 2018.
Featured
This British Woman Was Attacked And Murdered While She Was Walking To Meet Her Friends And People Want Justice
Police in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old elementary school teacher living in southeast London.
Climate
Thai Taxi Drivers Turned Their Cars Into A Vegetable Garden To Feed Themselves During The Pandemic
A parking lot of taxis abandoned in Bangkok, Thailand, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been transformed into a vegetable garden to help feed taxi drivers who have been put out of work.
Activism
BTS Gave An Inspiring Speech For Young People And Performed “Permission To Dance” At The UN
K-pop group BTS returned to the United Nations on Monday Sep. 20 to give an inspirational speech for young people along with a video of them performing their hit song “Permission to Dance” through the empty UN Assembly Hall to empower them to take action.
Featured
The Taliban Has Banned Girls From Going To Middle And High School In Afghanistan
The announcement on Friday Sep. 17 said that classes for boys in grades seven to 12 would resume the next day on Saturday, the beginning of the Afghan week, but neglected to mention girls.
Activism
This Russian Women’s Rights Activist Is Running For Office To Push For A Law Against Domestic Violence
Alyona Popova, a lawyer and women’s rights activist in Russia, has been campaigning for years for members Russia’s lower house of Parliament, the Duma, to adopt a law to protect women against domestic violence.
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🌏 China Rejects A Woman's Historic #MeToo Case, The First Black Miss Ireland And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
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塔利班攻陷阿富汗懶人包：政變後發生了哪些事？
阿富汗在美軍撤離，並被塔利班奪權後的大事記。
Featured
A Chinese Court Has Rejected This Woman’s Historic #MeToo Case Against A Famous TV Presenter
A court in China has rejected a historic #MeToo case brought forward by Zhou Xiaoxuan, a 28-year-old screenwriter, who said she was sexually harassed by a famous TV presenter when she was an intern.
Featured
Everything You Need To Know About What’s Going On In Afghanistan
A guide to everything that has happened after the US forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover.
Cute
A Dog Interrupted A Cricket Match In Northern Ireland And Was Named The New Player Of The Month
A women’s cricket match in Northern Ireland was interrupted on Saturday Sep. 11, when a dog ran onto the field and tried to retrieve the cricket ball.