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Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has been featured on British Vogue’s July cover, saying “I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world.”
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Tens of thousands of people across Brazil took to the streets on Saturday May 29 to demand the country’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, step down over his failure to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly half a million people in the country.
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Dozens of rickshaw drivers in New Delhi, India, have transformed their three-wheeled vehicles into free auto-ambulances to help both the citizens and the overwhelmed healthcare system.
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Miss Universe Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin, won the national costume contest at Miss Universe 2020, using the pageant to call on the world to speak out against the coup in her country.
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New Zealand Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was ejected from the parliament after he performed a haka to protest what he said was racism from the opposition party.
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Priests in more than 100 churches around Germany have offered blessings to same-sex couples despite the Vatican banning them from doing so.
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At least 17 people have been killed in ongoing anti-government protests in Colombia, after the police cracked down on protesters demonstrating over a proposed tax reform bill.
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In a landmark ruling, Germany’s top court found the government’s current legislation for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was not enough in protecting younger generations from the effects of climate change.
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Chloé Lopes Gomes, the first black ballerina at Germany’s leading ballet company, who spoke out about the racism she experienced within the company has won €14,000 ($19,000) in compensation and a contract renewal.
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Sarah Voss, a gymnast from Germany, defied convention and competed in a full bodysuit instead of a leotard to take a stand against sexualization in gymnastics.
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Tens of thousands of people across Russia took to the streets in unsanctioned protests on Wednesday, demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health is failing in prison.
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Paing Takhon, one of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, has been detained by the military as part of a crackdown on celebrities who have spoken out against the coup.