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.
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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.
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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.
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Moscow’s Metro Has Hired Its First Women Train Drivers After A Law Banning Women Drivers Was Lifted
The Moscow Metro hired 12 women train drivers for the first time after Russia last year changed its decades-old regulation banning women from certain jobs.
Women
This Palestinian DJ Played A Techno Gig A Shrine And Was Detained Despite Saying She Had Permission
Sama Abdul-Hadi, a prominent Palestinian DJ known as the “Palestinian Techno Queen,” has caused a controversy after she filmed a techno music performance inside a shrine in the West Bank.
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Archaeologists Have Unearthed An Ancient Fast Food Stand In Pompeii In Near Perfect Condition
Archaeologists have unearthed an exceptionally well-preserved ancient fast food stand in the Italian city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago.
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A Dog Interrupted A Soccer Match In Bolivia And Now The Player Who Carried Him Off Is Adopting Him
A soccer game in Potosi, Bolivia, was interrupted on Thursday Dec. 24, when a dog ran onto the field and sprinted up and down the field while holding a soccer shoe in his mouth.