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A Huge Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Struck The Pacific Island Of Vanuatu, Flattening Buildings And Killing 14
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday Dec. 17, causing extensive damages and killing at least 14 people.
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Activism
People In Georgia Are Holding Huge Protests After The Government Suspended Talks To Join The EU
People in Georgia are holding mass protests after the government suspended talks to join the EU until 2028.
Impact
Colombia Has Finally Passed A Law To Ban Child Marriage
A loophole in the law had allowed children aged 14 and older to marry as long as they had their parent’s consent.
Climate
What Is COP29?
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.
world
This 16-Year-Old Girl In Iran Killed Herself After School Officials Harassed Her For Wearing Jeans And Removing Her Headscarf
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.
world
This Bisexual Black Councilwoman Who Was Murdered In Brazil Has Finally Got Justice After More Than Five Years
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.
world
People In Spain Heckled The King And Pelted Him With Mud To Protest The Country’s Worst Floods in Decades
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
Japan’s Mount Fuji Has Experienced Its First Snowless October In 130 Years And It’s Not Normal
The latest recorded snowfall on Mount Fuji occurred on Oct. 26 in both 1955 and 2016.
Climate
Parts Of Spain Were Hit By A Year’s Worth Of Rain In Just Eight Hours And The Videos Look Unreal
At least 95 people were killed as some regions recorded a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours.
world
The Sahara Desert Has Flooded For The First Time In 50 Years After Heavy Rainfall And It Looks Unreal
Videos showed lakes forming among the sand dunes after heavy rainfall.
Women
This Woman Has Become Bahrain’s First Woman Boat Captain, Inspiring Other Women To Pursue Sailing Too
Hawra Al Jufairi initially worked in accounting soon realised her love for the sea and decided to change her career path despite sailing being a male-dominated industry in Bahrain.
world
North Korea Has Allegedly Sent 3,000 Soldiers To Russia To Fight Against Ukraine
Russian officials have denied the allegations, claiming it was “fake news”.