Activism
This Iranian Lawyer Jailed For Defending Women Removing Their Hijabs Has Been Temporarily Freed
Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers, has been temporarily released, according to the judiciary’s news agency.
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Scientists Have Discovered A Coral Reef Taller Than The Empire State Building In The Great Barrier Reef
Schmidt Ocean Institute has discovered the first massive detached coral reef in 120 years in the Great Barrier Reef last Monday.
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This Filipino Photographer Takes Photos Of Girls With Objects From Daily Life And The Results Are Stunning
Alfred Acenas, a 21-year-old aspiring photographer in Tumauini, Isabela province in the Philippines, has gone viral after impressing people on Facebook with his unique DIY home photoshoots, where he uses everyday objects as props for fashion-forward shoots.
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Kosovo’s President Has Resigned To Face Charges Of War Crimes In The War From Independence From Serbia
Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo’s president, has resigned to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the war for independence from Serbia between 1998 and 1999.
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These Sri Lankan Villagers Broke A COVID-19 Curfew To Help Save More Than 100 Beached Whales
More than 100 pilot whales that became stranded on a beach in Sri Lanka have been rescued and returned to sea.
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A Dutch Train Crashed Through The Barriers At The Final Stop But Was Saved By A Giant Whale Sculpture
A giant sculpture of a whale’s tail in the Netherlands managed to stop an overground metro train from plunging into the ground after it failed to stop at the end of the line.
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New Zealand Has Appointed This Māori Woman Politician As Its First Indigenous Woman Foreign Minister
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has appointed a Māori woman as the country’s foreign minster for the first time in history.
Activism
People In Taiwan Held A Huge Pride March After 202 Days Without A Local COVID-19 Transmission
Tens of thousands of people in Taiwan held the world’s biggest pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic began on Saturday, after the country reported more than 200 days without a local transmission of COVID-19.
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This 12-Year-Old Boy Discovered A Rare Dinosaur Skeleton While He Was Hiking With His Dad In Canada
Nathan Hrushkin, a 12-year-old boy, was out hiking with his dad in the Albertan Badlands in Alberta, Canada, in July when he spotted bones protruding from a rock that turned out to be a dinosaur skeleton which dates back 69 million years.
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These Taiwanese People Dressed Up As Normal People In Everyday Situations And It’s Iconic
For the second year in a row, Taiwanese online shopping platform, Shopee, held a “down-to-earth” Halloween party, where attendees could only dress up as normal people
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These Taiwanese Same-Sex Couples Have Become The First To Get Married In A Military Mass Wedding
The Taiwan military’s first same-sex weddings saw two women marry their wives in another landmark moment for LGBTQ rights in Asia.
Activism
Poland’s Top Court Ruled To Ban Abortion In Almost All Cases And Women Are Protesting
Thousands of women have taken to the streets across Poland for days in a row following a ruling that bans abortion for almost all cases.