Wendy Chuang

Activism

Hong Kong Sentenced Nine Activists To Up To 10 Months In Prison For Holding A Tiananmen Square Vigil

Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been jailed for up to 10 months for participating in a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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Zambia Has Elected Its First Woman Parliament Speaker, A Human Rights Lawyer And Anti-Corruption Activist

Lawyer Nelly Mutti has become the first woman Speaker of Zambia’s parliament.

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This Lawyer And Women’s Rights Activist Is Set To Become Pakistan’s First Woman Supreme Court Judge

Ayesha Malik, a judge at the Lahore High Court, is set to become the first woman judge in Pakistan’s Supreme Court in the country’s 74 year history.

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Zoo Keepers At London Zoo Held Its Annual Weigh-In For Its Animals And It Was Adorably Wholesome

London Zoo held its annual weigh-in last week on Aug. 26, weighing and measuring all of its 20,000 animals, including lions, penguins, tortoises, squirrel monkeys and camels.

Climate

Instead Of Snow, Rain Has Fallen On Greenland’s Ice Caps For The First Time On Record And It’s Not Normal

Instead of snow, rain fell on the peak of Greenland’s ice cap last week for the first time on record, causing massive melting from Aug. 14 to 16.

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Hong Kong Arrested Four Students Mourning A Man Who Attacked Police For “Advocating Terrorism”

Four student leaders from University of Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday Aug. 18 for “advocating terrorism” after they mourned a man who attacked the police and subsequently took his own life.

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Haiti Has Been Hit By A Tropical Storm Just Days After A Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Killed Over 2,000

Tropical Storm Grace drenched southern Haiti after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake caused heavy casualties, complicating relief efforts as the death toll surpassed 2,000.

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Naomi Osaka, Who Is Half Haitian, Is Donating Her Prize Money To Relief For Haiti’s 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake

Haitian-Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka announced she will be donating all her prize money from the Western & Southern Open to Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

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Japan Has Evacuated Five Million People After Torrential Rain Caused Extreme Flooding And Landslides

Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains hit southwestern Japan, causing at least six deaths and forcing more than five million residents to evacuate from their homes.

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Dubai’s Missing Princess Latifa Has Been Pictured In Iceland And Efforts To Free Her Have Been Disbanded

The campaign to free Dubai’s Princess Latifa, who earlier this year said she was being held hostage by her family, has been disbanded after she was pictured traveling abroad on social media.

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Thousands Of People In Hungary Held A Huge Pride March To Protest A New Anti-LGBTQ Law

Thousands of people marched through Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in a huge pride march to protest the country’s latest anti-LGBTQ law.

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Chinese Rapper Kris Wu Has Been Accused Of Luring Underage Girls Into Having Sex With Him

One of China’s biggest stars, rapper and former EXO member, Kris Wu, has been dropped by dozens of major brands after more than 20 women, some underage, said he had lured them into having sex with him.