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Taiwan Has Started Giving Free Period Products To Middle School Students In Taipei, A First In Asia
Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, has launched a pilot project to offer free period products to middle school students, a first for Taiwan and Asia.
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Iceland’s Glaciers Are Melting And Receding Even Faster Than Before Due To Global Warming
Iceland is facing some of global warming’s worst impacts. Since the 1990s, around 90% of the country’s glaciers have been retreating, and the future seems just as bleak as projections show a continued and strong reduction in size of Iceland’s three ice caps.
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🌏 Twin Bombings At Kabul Airport Kill More Than 170, India To Ban Single-Use Plastics And More
All the world news to know about this week.
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Kabul Airport Was Hit By Two Massive Bombings And At Least 103 People Are Dead
Two bombing attacks rocked Kabul’s airport on Thursday Aug. 26, leaving more than 100 people dead, including 13 Americans, and dozens more injured.
Climate
India Is Banning Single-Use Plastics By July 2022
India is banning single-use plastics by July 2022. The country produces over 25,000 tons of plastic waste every single day, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
Activism
Nigerian Girls Are Learning STEM And Robotics At A Program Created By This Woman Engineer
Nigerian girls are learning STEM and robotics at this program created by a woman engineer to challenge local conservative views about girls in the country.
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.
Activism
People Around The World Are Protesting In Support Of Afghans After The Taliban Took Control
Protests have taken place around the world in support of Afghans after the Taliban took control of the country on Sunday Aug. 15.
Climate
One Of Sicily’s Largest Lakes Is Facing Its Worst Drought In A Decade And The Photos Are Unreal
Lake Pozzillo, located in Sicily, southern Italy, is facing the worst drought in a decade.
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🌏 The Taliban Take Over Afghanistan, Haiti Is Hit By An Earthquake And A Tropical Storm And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Activism
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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Afghanistan’s First Woman Paralympic Athlete Can No Longer Go To Tokyo Because Of The Taliban
Afghan taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi was set to become the country’s first-ever woman competitor in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo when the Taliban took over.