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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.
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Egypt Has Sworn In Nearly 100 Women As The First Women Judges In Its State Council
In a historic moment, 98 women in Egypt have been sworn in as the first women judges in the country’s State Council, one of its main judicial bodies that had previously been all male.
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Museums In Vienna Have Joined OnlyFans Because Their Art Keeps Getting Censored By Social Media
Museums and galleries in the Austrian capital of Vienna have joined OnlyFans to protest social media platforms censoring their posts of artworks featuring nudity.
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This Kenyan Runner Who Broke A World Record Was Found Stabbed To Death Allegedly By Her Husband
Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, the world record holder for the women-only 10 km road race, has been found dead in her home in Iten.
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Three Polish Regions Are No Longer “LGBT-Free Zones”
In recent years, more than 100 towns in Poland have declared themselves to be areas completely free of “LGBT ideology”. However, after the European Union threatened to cut funding, the three regions revoked their declarations
Activism
Thousands Of Women Across Latin America Held Mass Protests For The Right To Safe And Legal Abortions
On International Safe Abortion Day on Sep. 28, thousands of women across Latin America took to the streets in mass protests to demand the right to safe and legal abortions.
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The Police Officer Who Murdered This British Woman Walking Home At Night Has Been Jailed For Life
The police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old British marketing executive, while she was walking home at night, has been sentenced to life in prison.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.