Sofia Hou is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
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A passenger plane belonging to Jeju Airlines crashed in South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday Dec. 29, killing almost all 181 people on board, with only two survivors.
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The Grinch that seized drug dealers.
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A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday Dec. 17, causing extensive damages and killing at least 14 people.
Activism
Light sticks from SHINee, EXO, NCT and other K-pop groups were spotted in the crowd of protesters.
Activism
People in Georgia are holding mass protests after the government suspended talks to join the EU until 2028.
Impact
A loophole in the law had allowed children aged 14 and older to marry as long as they had their parent’s consent.
Climate
COP29 has been dubbed "the finance COP" as countries must figure out a new goal for climate finance that will significantly increase funding to support climate action in developing countries.
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16-year-old Arezo Khavari briefly removed her headscarf during a school trip on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but the assistant principal filmed her and threatened to report her to the principal.
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Marielle Franco had been an outspoken critic of police brutality and extrajudicial killings and had just spoken out against an incident of police violence on Twitter a day before she was killed.
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Residents of the region have been critical of the government’s response to the disaster, saying they failed to properly warn people and criticizing the slow emergency response.
Climate
The latest recorded snowfall on Mount Fuji occurred on Oct. 26 in both 1955 and 2016.
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Here's what happened around the world in october 2024