Climate
The Canadian government is banning companies from producing or importing single-use plastics, including most plastic bags, takeout containers, cutlery and straws by the end of this year.
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Germany has abolished a Nazi-era law forbidding doctors from offering information about abortions.
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Brazilian authorities are investigating a judge who stopped an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant with her rapist’s baby from getting an abortion.
Climate
Hundreds of penguins have washed up dead on various beaches across the northern coast of New Zealand, and conservationists are blaming climate change.
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Naira Ashraf Abdel Qader, a student in Egypt, has been murdered by a male classmate in broad daylight in front of her university in an incident that has sent shockwaves throughout the country.
Climate
Afghanistan has experienced its deadliest earthquake in two decades, killing at least 1,000 people and leaving at least 1,600 others injured.
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Heavy rains have caused some of the worst floods in parts of Bangladesh and India, killing at least 100 people and stranding millions without food and water, according to authorities.
Climate
Spain has been experiencing one of the earliest heatwaves in decades, with temperatures soaring up to more than 40 degrees celsius.
Activism
A group of nuns in Burkina Faso have founded a shelter for girls who have escaped from forced marriages to continue their education and learn skills to pursue a career.
Activism
A Japanese district court in Osaka has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, preventing same-sex couples from being fully recognized.
Activism
Francia Márquez, a former housekeeper and an environmental activist lawyer, has been elected as Colombia’s first Black woman vice president.
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In a historic victory, Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, has been elected as Colombia’s first leftist president on Sunday June 19.