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Australia Has Become The First World’s First Country To Ban Social Media For Children Under 16
Australia has become the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from using social media.
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K-Pop Group NewJeans Announced It Is Leaving Its Label ADOR But Will Have To Fight To Keep Its Name
The five group members expressed their dissatisfaction with the agency’s ability to support them, following a series of conflicts between the group and their management.
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The ICC Has Requested An Arrest Warrant For Myanmar’s Military Leader For "Persecuting" Rohingya Muslims
The alleged crimes occurred between Aug. 25, 2017 and Dec. 31,2017 when Min Aung Hlaing led a military campaign that forcibly displaced more than 740,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh.
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Israel And Hezbollah Agreed To A 60-Day Pause In Fighting But Netanyahu Said Israel Is Ready To Attack
The deal includes Israeli forces’ withdrawing from Lebanon for an initial period of 60 days, while Hezbollah is expected to withdraw its forces approximately 40 kilometers from the Israeli border.
Impact
This Irish Woman Sued MMA Fighter Conor McGregor For Raping And Beating Her And Won
Doctors had to surgically remove a tampon wedged at the top of her vagina after the rape.
Cute
A Tiny Robot In China "Kidnapped" 12 Big Robots From Another Company And Convinced Them To Go Home
People are finding the incident both hilarious and terrifying.
Climate
Rich Countries Have Agreed On A Deal Of $300 Billion Per Year To Fight Climate Change, Short Of The $1 Trillion Needed
Representatives from developing nations have labeled the figure as grossly inadequate, saying it falls far short of the estimated US$1.3 trillion needed to efficiently tackle the impacts of climate change and support sustainable development.
Politics
Qatar Has Quit As A Gaza Ceasefire Negotiation Mediator, Saying Neither Israel Nor Hamas Is "Sincere”
A Qatari official stated on Nov. 9 that the country had informed both parties about 10 days earlier that it would pause its mediation efforts if progress was not made during the latest negotiation round.
LGBTQ
This Taiwanese Trans Woman Sued The Government For Not Letting Her Change Her Legal Gender And Won
Meet Lisbeth Wu, a Taiwanese trans woman who sued the government for not letting her change her legal gender without undergoing surgery and won.
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Netanyahu Has Called The ICC “Antisemitic” For Issuing His Arrest Warrant For War Crimes In Gaza
"[The ICC] is falsely accusing me, the democratically elected prime minister of the State of Israel and Israel’s former defense minister Yoav Gallant, of deliberately targeting civilians, this when we do everything in our power to avoid civilian casualties."
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The International Criminal Court Has Issued Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Israel’s Defense Minister
The ICC said there were "reasonable grounds" to believe Netanyahu and Gallant had committed crimes including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war.
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The US Has Single-Handedly Blocked A UN Resolution For A Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza For The 4th Time
The resolution had received overwhelming support from 14 of the 15 council members.