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🌏 Mental Health And Equality At The Olympics, Argentina Introduces Gender-Neutral IDs And More
All the world news you should know about this week
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
Featured
Hong Kong Police Arrested Five People For A Children’s Book About Wolves And Sheep
Hong Kong police have arrested five members of a speech therapist union for publishing a children’s book about wolves and sheep that authorities say “incites hatred of the government in children.”
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🌏 The Tokyo Olympics Begin, Norway's Women's Handball Team Fined For Wearing Shorts And More
All the world news you should know about this week
Climate
Central China Has Been Hit By Its Worst Rainfall In 1,000 Years And The Flooding Is Unreal
Days of torrential rain – reportedly the worst in 1,000 years – have hit Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province in central China, causing extreme flooding that has left at least 18 people dead and forced more than 200,000 people to leave their homes.
Featured
China Has Deleted Dozens Of LGBT WeChat Accounts Run By University Students
Dozens of LGBT WeChat accounts run by university students have been blocked and deleted off the Chinese social media platform.
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🌏 Riots In South Africa, Flooding In Germany And A Badass Egyptian Mom Teaching Men How To Box
All the world news you should know about this week
Climate
Germany Was Hit By Catastrophic Flooding And More Than 100 People Are Dead And Thousands Missing
Catastrophic flooding in Germany and Belgium have left more than 100 people dead and thousands more missing on Thursday July 15.
Featured
This South African Mom Threw Her Two-Year-Old Baby Off A Burning Building To Save Her During Riots
Footage of a mom in South Africa throwing her two-year-old baby off a burning building to safety during riots in the country on Tuesday July 13 has gone viral on social media.
Activism
After This Black UK Soccer Player’s Mural Was Racially Defaced, People Covered It With Messages Of Love
A mural of England soccer player Marcus Rashford in Manchester that was defaced with racist graffiti in the aftermath of the team’s loss to Italy at the Euro 2020 finals has been covered in hundreds of messages of support, solidarity and love.
Cute
These Japanese Artists Created An Interactive Floating Garden Installation And It Looks Beautiful
teamLab, a Japanese creative group, has created an incredible interactive flower garden in Tokyo and it looks amazing.
Activism
For The First Time In Decades, Cuban Held Huge Protests Against The Communist Government
Thousands of people in Cuba have taken to the streets in some of the biggest demonstrations against the communist government in decades.
Featured
A Fire Broke Out At A Juice Factory In Bangladesh And At Least 52 People Are Dead
A fire that broke out in a juice factory in Bangladesh has left at least 52 people dead and dozens more injured.