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A Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Struck Afghanistan And More Than 2,000 People Are Dead
If the death toll is confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit Afghanistan in 20 years.
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This Jailed Iranian Woman Activist Has Been Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize
51-year-old Narges Mohammadi has spent the last 30 years pushing for peaceful change in Iran.
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This 16-Year-Old Iranian Girl Has Been Allegedly Beaten Into Coma By “Morality” Police Over Her Hijab
Moments after Armita Geravand entered a subway train in Tehran, she is seen being carried off unconscious by other passengers.
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Gay Sex Is No Longer A Crime In Mauritius
A 185-year-old British colonial-era law had made anal intercourse between gay men a crime.
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A Typhoon Named “Puppy” In Japanese Hit Taiwan And People Turned It Into A Huge Meme
Inspired by the name “Koinu”, which means “puppy” in Japanese, people in Taiwan started putting their Photoshop skills to good use.
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These Two Chinese Athletes Hugged Each Other After A Race And Got Censored Over Tiananmen Square
The women wore stickers with their lane numbers and formed the numbers “64”, a common reference to the Tiananmen Square Massacre which happened on June 4, 1989.
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Vietnam Has Jailed This Top Climate Activist For Three Years For “Tax Evasion”
50-year-old Hoang Thi Minh Hong is one of Vietnam’s most prominent climate activists.
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Women In Latin America Took To The Streets To Protest For The Right To Safe And Legal Abortions
Thousands of women in Latin America, which is predominantly Catholic, die each year from unsafe abortions.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In September 2023
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories that you may have missed in September 2023.
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Someone Has Chopped Down The Famous “Robin Hood” Tree In The UK And People Are Furious
The sycamore tree near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England, was one of the most photographed trees in the country.
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Irish-English Actor Michael Gambon, Who Played Dumbledore In “Harry Potter”, Has Died At Age 82
Gambon, who took over the role of Dumbledore from the late Richard Harris after Harris’ death in 2002, was a prolific actor, with more than 150 film and TV credits since he began acting in the 1960s.