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London Has Held The World’s First Ever “No Makeup” Beauty Pageant
The 2023 Miss London pageant judged women on their natural beauty, work, studies and values.
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India’s Top Court Has Refused To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court ruled against legalizing same-sex marriage, saying the parliament should be the one responsible for doing so.
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Australia’s Prime Minister Gave A Moving Speech About Not Losing Hope After An Indigenous Rights Referendum Failed
“We argued for this change not out of convenience but from conviction, because that’s what people deserve from their government.”
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People In Sweden Held A “Ugliest Lawn” Contest To Help Conserve Water
People have to avoid watering their lawns for an entire season and compete for the brownest, driest lawn.
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This Jailed Iranian Woman Activist Has Been Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize
51-year-old Narges Mohammadi has spent the last 30 years pushing for peaceful change in Iran.
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Vietnam Has Jailed This Top Climate Activist For Three Years For “Tax Evasion”
50-year-old Hoang Thi Minh Hong is one of Vietnam’s most prominent climate activists.
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Women In Latin America Took To The Streets To Protest For The Right To Safe And Legal Abortions
Thousands of women in Latin America, which is predominantly Catholic, die each year from unsafe abortions.
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This Thai Activist And Lawyer Has Been Jailed For Four Years For Criticizing The Monarchy
Arnon Nampa, a prominent human rights lawyer, is the first person in Thailand to publicly speak out against the country’s monarchy.
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This Doctor Group Created A Program For Girls In Kenya To Learn About FGM Instead Of Being Cut
The program incorporates the traditional ceremonies involved in coming of age, but instead of being cut, girls learn about FGM and their reproductive health and rights.
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This 60-Year-Old Chinese Farmer Taught Himself The Law So He Could Sue A Chemical Company And Won
60-year-old farmer Wang Enlin taught himself the law for 16 years to sue a chemical company that was polluting his village.
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These Kenyan Artists Did A Photo Shoot In A Slum To Raise Mental Health Awareness For Young People
The “Sufuria Moto” project inspires young people to tackle mental health challenges that come with overcoming dire living conditions.
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In A Historic Referendum, People In Ecuador Have Voted To Protect The Amazon By Stopping Oil Drilling
In a single hectare of land in the Yasuní national park, there are more insect species than in all of North America and more species of trees and plants than in any other hectare on Earth.