Politics
This Thai Woman Was Sentenced To 43 Years In prison For Criticizing The Monarchy
Anchan Preelert has been sentenced to a record 43 years in prison for sharing audio clips deemed to be insulting the monarchy.
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Australian Open Tennis Players Are Coming Up With Creative Ways To Train In Quarantine
Forced to quarantine for 14 days in hotel rooms ahead of the Australian Open, tennis players are getting creative with their training routines.
Politics
Russia’s Main Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Who Was Poisoned Has Been Jailed After Returning To Moscow
The main Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been jailed for 30 days pending a trial.
Cute
This Chinese Woman With One Leg Won A Bodybuilding Competition And People Are Loving It
Images of Gui Yuna, a former paralympian with one leg at a bodybuilding competition in China have gone viral on social media.
Activism
Sweden Has Created A Greta Thunberg Stamp To Celebrate Nature
The stamp series is aimed at highlighting the importance of the country’s nature.
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British People Get Ham Sandwiches Confiscated At Dutch Border Because Brexit
After the UK officially left the European Union on Jan. 1 this year, people from the UK traveling to the Netherlands are getting their food, such as ham sandwiches and tinned sardines, confiscated by customs officials at Dutch ports.
Impact
Greece Has Appointed Its First Openly Gay Minister As The Deputy Head Of Culture
Greece’s Prime Minister has appointed the country’s first openly gay minister in its center-right government.
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This Japanese Company Created A Facial Recognition System That Can Identify People With Masks On
A Japanese company has created a facial recognition system that can identify people even when they are wearing masks, and it has already been purchased by some airlines for security gates.
Climate
Madrid Is Experiencing Its Worst Snowstorm In 50 Years And The Videos Are Unreal
Spain has been blanketed in thick snow after being hit by Storm Filomena, the worst snowstorm the country has seen in 50 years.
world
An Indonesian Plane Crashed Into The Ocean And All 62 Passengers Are Dead Or Missing
A Sriwijaya Air plane carrying 62 people, including seven children and three babies, crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on Saturday Jan. 9, officials in the country said.
Activism
This Woman Did A Photoshoot As A Mermaid Lying In Trash On A Beach In Bali To Protest Plastic Pollution
People in Bali, who spent the first days of 2021 cleaning tons of trash that had washed up onto the famous Kuta Beach, were taken by surprise when they saw a woman dressed in a mermaid costume lying among the plastic waste on Monday Jan. 4.
Politics
Hong Kong Police Mass Arrested 53 Pro-Democracy Activists For Trying To Pick Opposition Candidates
Hong Kong police arrested more than 50 pro-democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown yet under the national security law imposed by China.