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This Nepalese Nursing Student Has Become The First Plus-Size Woman To Participate In The Miss Universe Pageant
23-year-old Jane Dipika Garett is an advocate for mental health and body positivity.
Sofia Hou
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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Israel Has Revised Its Death Toll From Hamas’ Attack Down From 1,400 To 1,200
An Israeli official said that there were some unidentified bodies that they now believe belong to Hamas fighters and not Israelis, according to AFP.
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Church Leaders Have Canceled All Christmas Celebrations In Israel And Palestine Due To The War
Christian church leaders encouraged people to “to advocate, pray, and contribute” to the thousands of people affected by the war instead.
Activism
The Israeli Hostages’ Families Have Started A Five-Day March To Demand Netanyahu Bring Them Home Now
The hostages’ families have complained that the Israeli government has failed to provide updates on the situation and did not meet with them until Oct. 26, almost three weeks after the kidnapping.
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This Doctor In The UK Broke Down Reading A Message From A Doctor Trapped In Gaza’s Biggest Hospital
“We as medical staff want to leave, but we cannot. We might not survive until the morning,” Haj-Hassan read as she broke down.
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Pakistan Is Starting To Arrest And Mass Deport Thousands of Afghan Refugees Back To The Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
There are about four million Afghan migrants and refugees in Pakistan, and about 1.7 million of them are undocumented.
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Antisemitism And Islamophobia Are Both On The Rise In Europe As Israel-Hamas War Rages On
Hate crimes against Muslims increased five times and antisemitic incidents soared fourfold in the UK since the war began.
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Thousands Of Palestinians Are Fleeing Northern Gaza As Food And Water Are Running Out
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza on foot as food and water are running out.
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A Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Struck Nepal And More Than 150 People Are Dead
At least 153 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote villages in western Nepal on Friday Nov. 3.
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Good News: Japan Rules Trans Sterilization Is Unconstitutional, Canada’s Woman-Majority Supreme Court And More
Take a break with some of the good news stories from around the world.
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This Croatian Politician Tried To Kiss A German Woman Politician At An EU Summit And Caused A Controversy
Croatia’s foreign minister Gordan Grlić-Radman said it was just an “awkward moment”.
Climate
Mexico’s Pacific Coast Has Been Hit By Its Worst Ever Hurricane, Leaving Dozens Dead And Missing
Authorities said no hurricanes even close to Otis’ intensity have ever been recorded on Mexico’s Pacific coast.