Featured
A Giant Metal Ball Has Appeared On A Beach In Japan And No One Knows Where It Came From
After extensive examinations, including with a bomb squad, police are still unable to figure out what the sphere is and where it came from.
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Activism
This Canadian Singer Changed Its National Anthem To Acknowledge Indigenous History At A NBA Game
Jully Black changed the lyrics of “O Canada” from “our home and native land” to “our home on native land”.
Cute
This Turkish Firefighter Saved A Cat Trapped Under Earthquake Rubble And Now They’re Inseparable
The firefighter, Ali Cakas, adopted the cat he rescued and named him “Enkaz”, after the Turkish word for “rubble”.
Activism
These Indigenous Designers Held Brazil’s First All-Indigenous Fashion Show And It Looks Stunning
Designers used unique elements found in nature to demonstrate their cultural background – the spearlike teeth of the peccary (An Amazonian boar), the red guarana fruit, acai seeds and coconut shells – and to represent each of their tribes.
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🌏 Another Earthquake Struck A Turkish City Near Syria, Kenyan Woman Politician Went To Parliament With A Period Stain And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Featured
Japan Is Finally Proposing To Raise The Age Of Sexual Consent From 13 To 16
Japan has the lowest age of consent for developed countries.
Activism
This Kenyan Woman Politician Went To Parliament With A Period Stain As A Protest But Was Ejected
“We are not supposed to show our period when we are on our period and that is the kind of period stigma girls and women are having outside.”
Featured
This Same-Sex Couple Sued South Korea’s Health Insurance For Denying Them Partner Status And Won
This is the first time South Korea has recognized the rights of same-sex couples.
Women
Women Of The Week: Nicola Sturgeon, Kenyan Politician Gloria Orwoba, Japanese Women
Here are all the inspiring women you should know about this week.
Featured
Another Massive Earthquake Has Struck Turkey Near Syria, Killing And Injuring Even More People
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, just two weeks the country and Syria were devastated by two massive earthquakes.
Climate
Devastating Floods Hit Brazil’s São Paulo, Killing At Least 40 People And Canceling Carnival
More than 600 millimeters of rain was recorded over 24 hours, some of the largest amounts ever recorded.
Climate
After Being Hit By The Worst Flood In A Century, New Zealand Was Hit By The Worst Storm In A Century
It comes just weeks after New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, was hit by its worst flood in modern history.