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Gibraltar Voted To Legalize Abortion In The First 12 Weeks, Easing One Of The Strictest Bans In Europe
People in Gibraltar voted in a referendum on Thursday Jun. 24 to ease the country’s harsh ban on abortion.
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Another 751 Unmarked Graves Have Been Found At A Former Indigenous School In Canada
An indigenous group in Canada, Cowessess First Nation, said they had discovered an estimated 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in in Saskatchewan to assimilate indigenous children.
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These Two Saudi Activists Jailed For Fighting For Women’s Right To Drive Have Been Freed After Three Years
Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah, two prominent Saudi women’s rights activists detained nearly three years ago, have been freed after completing their sentencest, Saudi rights group ALQST said.
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This French Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather Turned Husband Who Raped Her For Years Has Been Freed
Valérie Bacot, a woman in France who was raped and abused for decades by her stepfather who later turned into her husband, has been freed.
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Soccer Fans Filled Hungary’s Euro 2020 Match Stadium With Rainbow Flags To Protest Its Anti-LGBT Ban
After the UEFA rejected a request by Munich to illuminate its stadium in rainbow colors, soccer fans filled the stadium with rainbow flags during the match between Germany and Hungary to protest Hungary’s new anti-LGBT law.
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All The World News You Need To Know This Week 🌏
Hong Kong's last pro-democracy newspaper closes down, soccer fans protest Hungary's new anti-LGBT law at Euro 2020 and more
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Hong Kong’s Last Pro-Democracy Newspaper Has Been Forced To Shut Down After Police Jailed Its Editors
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has published its final edition, after announcing it is closing down.
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This New Zealand Weightlifter Has Become The First Trans Athlete To Compete At The Olympics
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after officials on Monday selected her to be part of the country’s national team for the Tokyo Games.
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Cambodia Arrested And Charged These Environmental Activists With “Plotting” And “Insulting The King”
Four environmental activists in Cambodia have been charged with insulting the king and conspiring to plot against the government.
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People In Ghana Planted Five Million Trees In A Day And Created A New Annual Day To Fight Deforestation
Ghana planted more than 5 million trees in a single day on Friday Jun. 11 to fight deforestation, celebrating the country’s first “Green Ghana Day” — an annual day on which people plant trees.
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People In Poland Held A Pride March To Call For An End To LGBT Discrimination. Here’s Why
On Saturday Jun. 19, thousands of people in Poland took part in a pride parade in Warsaw to demand an end to discrimination against the LGBT community.
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Thousand Of People In Poland Held A Huge Pride March To Demand An End To LGBTQ Discrimination
Thousands of people took part in a pride parade in Warsaw, Poland to call for an end to discrimination against the LGBTQ community.