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This Environmentalist Activist Lawyer Has Been Elected Colombia’s First Black Woman Vice President
Francia Márquez, a former housekeeper and an environmental activist lawyer, has been elected as Colombia’s first Black woman vice president.
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Sofia Hou is an Executive Producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
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Colombia Has Elected This Former Rebel Fighter As Its First Ever Leftist President
In a historic victory, Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, has been elected as Colombia’s first leftist president on Sunday June 19.
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Cambodia Has Sentenced This Dissident Activist Lawyer To Six Years In Prison For “Treason”
Theary Seng, a Cambodian-American lawyer, has been sentenced to six years in prison for conspiring against the government.
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This Australian Man Saw A Woman Trying To Steal His Car So He Lifted It With A Forklift To Stop Her Escaping
An Australian man has succeeded in using a forklift to prevent a thief from stealing his car in Queensland, Australia.
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BTS Has Announced They Are Taking A Break To Rediscover Themselves And Focus On Solo Projects
After nine years together, the K-pop group and global phenomenon BTS has announced they will go on a break to work on solo projects.
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After This Reality TV Star Who Was Cyberbullied Killed Herself, Japan Will Start Punishing “Online Insults”
Japan has approved a new cyberbullying law that will make “online insults” punishable by up to a year in prison on Monday June 15.
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Australia Has Appointed This Aboriginal Lawyer As Its First Indigenous Supreme Court Judge
Australia has appointed an Indigenous Warramunga man as its first Aboriginal supreme court justice for the first time in the country’s history.
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Myanmar’s Military Is Setting Fire To Hundreds Of Villages On A Burning Spree To Crush The Resistance
The Myanmar military has been setting fire to hundreds villages in the north of the country to crush the resistance, according to local reports.
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This Niger Tribe Holds An Annual Male Beauty Pageant For Women To Judge Men And Find A Husband
A tribe in Niger holds an annual beauty pageant that tears down conventionally women-centered ceremonies and instead puts men in the spotlight.
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These Middle-Aged Japanese Men Started Dancing To Show Off Their Town And Now They’re TikTok Icons
A group of four middle-aged Japanese men encouraging people to visit their town through dancing videos have become TikTok’s latest sensation.
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This Chinese Influencer Displayed An Ice Cream Tank On A Live Stream And Got Censored Over Tiananmen
Young people in China are inadvertently learning about the Tiananmen Square Massacre after an influencer’s live stream was cut off after it showed a tank-shaped ice cream.
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India’s Top Court Has Ruled That Sex Work Is A Profession, Giving Sex Workers Protections Under The Law
India’s Supreme Court has ruled sex workers, like people in any other profession, deserve equal protection and to live with dignity under the law.