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Norway’s Women’s Handball Team Was Fined 1,500 Euros For Wearing Shorts Instead Of Bikini Bottoms
The Norwegian women’s handball team have been fined 150 euros each for wearing shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms at a match.
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Germany’s Olympics Soccer Team Walked Off A Practice Match After A Black Player Was Racially Abused
Germany’s Olympic soccer team walked off the pitch during a friendly match against Honduras after a Black German player was allegedly racially abused.
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After This Black UK Soccer Player’s Mural Was Racially Defaced, People Covered It With Messages Of Love
A mural of England soccer player Marcus Rashford in Manchester that was defaced with racist graffiti in the aftermath of the team’s loss to Italy at the Euro 2020 finals has been covered in hundreds of messages of support, solidarity and love.
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For The First Time In Decades, Cuban Held Huge Protests Against The Communist Government
Thousands of people in Cuba have taken to the streets in some of the biggest demonstrations against the communist government in decades.
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These Two Saudi Activists Jailed For Fighting For Women’s Right To Drive Have Been Freed After Three Years
Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah, two prominent Saudi women’s rights activists detained nearly three years ago, have been freed after completing their sentencest, Saudi rights group ALQST said.
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Soccer Fans Filled Hungary’s Euro 2020 Match Stadium With Rainbow Flags To Protest Its Anti-LGBT Ban
After the UEFA rejected a request by Munich to illuminate its stadium in rainbow colors, soccer fans filled the stadium with rainbow flags during the match between Germany and Hungary to protest Hungary’s new anti-LGBT law.
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Cambodia Arrested And Charged These Environmental Activists With “Plotting” And “Insulting The King”
Four environmental activists in Cambodia have been charged with insulting the king and conspiring to plot against the government.
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People In Ghana Planted Five Million Trees In A Day And Created A New Annual Day To Fight Deforestation
Ghana planted more than 5 million trees in a single day on Friday Jun. 11 to fight deforestation, celebrating the country’s first “Green Ghana Day” — an annual day on which people plant trees.
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People In Poland Held A Pride March To Call For An End To LGBT Discrimination. Here’s Why
On Saturday Jun. 19, thousands of people in Poland took part in a pride parade in Warsaw to demand an end to discrimination against the LGBT community.
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Thousand Of People In Poland Held A Huge Pride March To Demand An End To LGBTQ Discrimination
Thousands of people took part in a pride parade in Warsaw, Poland to call for an end to discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
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Hungary Has Passed A Law Banning LGBTQ Content For Children And People Are Protesting
Hungary’s parliament has passed a new law banning LGBTQ content for children.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Agnes Chow Has Been Freed After Seven Months In Prison
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, Agnes Chow, has been released from prison after serving more than six months for taking part in an unauthorized protest in 2019.