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The Winner Of Mrs Sri Lanka Had Her Crown Ripped Off By A Former Winner Who Thought She Was Divorced
The winner of Mrs Sri Lanka 2020, Pushpika De Silva, had her crown forcibly removed by a former winner who thought she was divorced.
Selina Wu
Selina Wu is a reporter and social media editor for Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan.
world
North Korea Has Pulled Out of the Olympics Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
North Korea has dropped out of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Impact
New Zealand’s Catholic Church Has Formally Apologized To People Who Were Abused Within The Church
New Zealand’s Catholic Church has formally apologized to the survivors of abuse within the church.
Activism
Soccer Players Are Protesting After 6,500 Migrant Workers Died In Qatar, Host Of The 2022 World Cup
Soccer players from a number of European countries are showing their support for the rights of migrant workers in Qatar during their 2022 World Cup qualifier matches.
Women
A Man In Japan Who Cyberbullied This 22-Year-Old Reality TV Star Who Killed Herself Was Fined $80
A man in Japan has been fined 9,000 yen (US$80) for online abuse directed at Hana Kimura, a former cast member of the Netflix reality show “Terrace House” who killed herself last year.
Impact
The Swiss Army Will Provide Women Soldiers With Women’s Underwear Instead Of Men’s For The First Time
The Swiss army will start issuing women’s underwear to its women recruits in an effort to increase women recruits.
Activism
Women In Turkey Are Protesting After The President Withdrew From A Treaty Against Gender Violence
Women in Turkey held a mass protest on Saturday Mar. 27 against the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to withdraw the country from an international treaty preventing violence against women.
Women
20 French Firefighters Accused Of Raping A Girl Will Only Be Tried For Sexual Assault And People Want Justice
France’s highest court has ruled a group of firefighters accused of raping a girl from when she was 13 to 15 years old will not be charged with rape but with sexual assault, which carries a lighter sentence than rape.
Cute
This 50-Year-Old Japanese Man Has Been Using FaceApp To Turn Himself Into A Popular Young Woman Biker
A young woman biker with thousands of Twitter followers has been revealed to be a 50-year-old man who uses FaceApp, a photo editing tool, to drastically change his appearance.
Activism
The Russian Ballerina Performed “Swan Lake” On A Frozen Bay To Protest A Construction Project
Ilmira Bagautdinova, a ballerina from the prestigious Mariinsky Theatre in Russia, danced on the frozen waters of the Gulf of Finland in a graceful protest against the construction of a port.
Climate
China’s Capital Beijing was Hit By Its Worst Sandstorm In A Decade And the Photos Are Unreal
China’s capital Beijing was hit by the worst sandstorm in a decade on Monday Mar. 15 that swept across northern China, leaving the city covered in an orange haze.
Politics
Russia’s Main Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Says He Has Been Moved To A “Concentration Camp”
Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been sent to a prison camp in the Vladimir region of Russia near Moscow, where he will be held for the next two and a half years.