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In A Landmark Moment, Vietnam Has Announced That Being LGBTQ Is Not An Illness That Needs Curing
Vietnam has officially announced that being LGBTQ should not be considered an illness in a landmark moment for LGBTQ rights in the country.
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Climate
An Unprecedented Heatwave Has Left Half Of China In A Drought And The Photos Look Unreal
An unprecedented heatwave in China has caused a crippling drought across half of the country, drying up rivers, wilting crops and sparking forest fires.
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Women Of The Week: Sanna Marin, Afghan Women And Peru Indigenous Ayamara Women
From the brave Afghan women who protested for their rights on the one year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover to Finland’s prime minister speaking up about the right to a private life, here are some of the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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Girls In Ethiopia Are Learning How To Skateboard At This All-Girls Club And They Look Super Cool
Ethiopian Girl Skaters, a women-led group, has been empowering young girls through skateboarding in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
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🌏 The Reality In Afghanistan One Year After The Taliban Takeover, Scotland Makes Period Products Free For Everyone And More
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These Indigenous Women In Peru Are Training For A Local Soccer Tournament And They Look So Cool
Indigenous Aymara women in Peru’s mountainous city of Puno are setting time aside from farming to play soccer in their flowing skirts.
Activism
This Kyiv Bakery With Staff With Mental Disabilities Is Baking Tons Of Loaves A Day For People In Need
A bakery in Kyiv, Ukraine, comprised of staff with mental disabilities has been baking hundreds of loaves of bread every day and donating them to those in need during the war.
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Japan Has Denied This Trans Woman Of Her Status As The Parent Of Her Own Child Because She Transitioned
A trans woman in Japan has been denied status as the parent of her own child after she transitioned.
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Did You Know There’s A Festival In Bali Where People Fight Each Other With Pandan Leaves?
Every year around June, Indigenous Bali Aga people take part in a traditional ceremonial battle involving pandan leaves as weapons as part of the largest religious festival of the year.
Climate
Spain’s Climate Is So Dry Right Now That The “Spanish Stonehenge” Has Reappeared From A Drying Dam
As Spain suffers from its driest climate in 1,200 years, an unexpected side effect has been the re-emergence of the “Spanish Stonehenge” from a dam that is drying up.
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Singapore Is Overturning A Ban On Gay Sex But Same-Sex Marriage Will Still Be Illegal
Singapore’s government is striking down a colonial era law that made gay sex illegal, the prime minister said on Sunday Aug. 21.
Climate
Iraq’s Garden Of Eden Is Drying Up After Three Consecutive Years Of Drought And The Photos Are Unreal
Three consecutive years of drought have devastated Iraq’s Hawizeh marshlands, drying up the marshes reportedly home to the biblical Garden of Eden.