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This Ukrainian Woman Gave Russian Soldiers Sunflower Seeds So Ukraine’s Flower “Will Grow When They Die”
Sunflowers are Ukraine’s national flower.
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“Time Is On Our Side”: Thai Curator Thanavi Chotpradit On The Youth-Led Protests And Curating An Art Biennial In A Pandemic
Thai curator Thanavi Chotpradit spoke to Almost about her thoughts on what the pandemic and the Thai protests have meant to the art world.
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This Russian Tennis Player Wrote “No War Please” On The Camera After Winning A Match To Call For Peace
Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev has made a plea for peace after his match at the Dubai Tennis Championship by writing “No war please” on the camera lens.
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Russia’s Military Ordered These Ukrainian Guards To Surrender And They Said “Russian Warship, Go Fuck Yourself”
Ordered to surrender by the Russian navy, a group of Ukrainian border guards instead replied, “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.”
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After Speaking Out About Being Abused, The South Korean Women’s Curling Team Made Their Comeback
The “Garlic Girls”, the South Korean women’s curling team, have made their Olympic comeback in Beijing after they came forward and spoke out about being abused by their coaches and sparked a movement against the mistreatment of athletes in the country.
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An Indian State Banned Muslim Girls From Wearing Hijabs In School And People Are Protesting
Protests have broken out across India’s southern state of Karnataka after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party banned students from wearing religious garments in schools.
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This Ukrainian Athlete Held Up A “No War In Ukraine” Sign After His Olympic Race To Call For Peace
A Ukrainian athlete held a sign calling for peace at the end of his run for the men’s skeleton competition on Feb. 11 at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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This Swedish Figure Skater Defied Tradition And Wore Pants During Her Olympics Performance
Swedish figure skater Josefina Taljegård defied tradition as the only woman athlete wearing pants for the women’s short program at the Beijing Olympics.
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This Gay Couple Photobombed Live TV With A Kiss And Defied The Ban On LGBT Content In Singapore
A clip of two men kissing on a live broadcast from Singapore TV channel Channel News Asia (CNA) has gone viral for defying Singapore’s censorship laws and ban on same-sex relationships.
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This Hong Kong Activist Who Coined “Liberate Hong Kong” Has Been Freed After Four Years In Prison
Hong Kong, revolution of our times”, has been released after four years in prison.
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Tonga’s Olympic Flag-Bearer Has Raised Over $400,000 For Relief For The Huge Volcano Eruption And Tsunami
Following the massive underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga that triggered a tsunami and blanketed the country in ash on Saturday Jan. 15, Tonga’s Olympic flag-bearer has raised more than $400,000 in relief through a fundraising campaign.
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Kazakhstan’s President Told Troops To “Shoot To Kill” Anti-Government Protesters And At Least 164 People Are Dead
At least 164 people have been killed, more than 2,000 people injured and almost 10,000 people have been arrested as part of anti-government protests that broke out in Kazakhstan last week.