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Tony Chung, a 20-year-old student activist in Hong Kong, has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for “secession” and “money laundering”.
Cute
About 50 million bright red crabs have taken over Australia’s Christmas Island as they prepare for a major annual migration, trekking from the jungle toward the Indian Ocean to mate and lay their eggs.
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After seizing power in a coup a month ago, Sudan’s military has reinstated the prime minister after he signed a new deal to share power with the military.
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Pakistan has passed a new anti-rape law that will create special fast track courts to try rape trials within four months and toughen sentences.
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Thousands of migrants are trapped at the border between Belarus and Poland in freezing temperatures after Belarus reportedly lured them to the border on the promise that they would be able to cross into the European Union.
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Michelle Wu has been sworn in as Boston’s first woman and Asian-American mayor on Tuesday Nov. 16.
Climate
A rare Antarctic penguin was found on the south-eastern coastline of New Zealand, at least 3,000 kilometers away from its natural habitat.
Activism
Meet Jaha Dukureh, a 31-year-old women’s rights activist and anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) campaigner, who is hoping to run for president of the Gambia.
Cute
When New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, spoke live on Facebook about changes to the country’s COVID-19 response, a voice popped up saying “Mummy?”
Cute
Meet Donna and Colin Craig-Brown, a couple living in Waikato, New Zealand, who may have grown the world’s biggest potato.
Activism
Tuvalu’s foreign minister has delivered a powerful speech about the effects of climate change and rising sea levels on the Pacific Islands, standing knee-deep in the sea.
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Thousands of people celebrated progress for equal rights in Argentina with the 30th Pride parade led by local LGBTQ and feminist groups in central Buenos Aires on Sunday Nov. 9.