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This “Squid Game” Actor Has Become The First Korean Person To Win A Golden Globe Award
Korean Actor O Yeong-su has brought home the country’s first-ever Golden Globe with his portrayal of Player 001 in the Netflix hit series “Squid Game”.
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This Ukrainian Conductor Has Become The First Woman Conductor At An Italian Opera House
Oksana Lyniv, a veteran Ukrainian conductor, will become the first woman to hold the baton at an Italian opera house.
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This Māori Journalist Has Become NZ’s First Primetime News Anchor With A Traditional Face Tattoo
Māori journalist and translator Oriini Kaipara has made history by becoming the first person with a traditional facial tattoo to host primetime news on New Zealand’s national television.
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El Salvador Has Freed Three Women Jailed For 30 Years For Having Abortions For Medical Emergencies
Karen, Kathy and Evelyn, three women in El Salvador, have been freed after they were sentenced to 30 years in prison for having abortions after suffering medical emergencies.
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Chile Has Elected This 35-Year-Old Leftist Former Student Protest Leader As Its Youngest President
Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old leftist former student protest leader in Chile, has defeated the far-right candidate to be elected as the country’s youngest ever president.
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Russia Has Been Ordered To Pay $416,000 To This Woman Whose Husband Chopped Her Hands Off
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than €370,000 ($416,000) to Margarita Gracheva, whose husband kidnapped her and cut off her hands with an axe in 2017.
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Chile’s Government Has Voted To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage In The Majority Catholic Country
Chile’s parliament has approved a landmark law legalizing same-sex marriage in the majority Catholic country.
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Honduras Elected Its First Woman President Who Has Vowed To Fight Corruption And Relax Abortion Laws
Honduras has elected its first woman president, Xiomara Castro, a leftist opposition candidate who defeated the conservative National Party that had been in power for 12 years.
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Sweden’s Government Elected Its First Woman Prime Minister But She Resigned Within Hours
Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s first woman prime minister, has resigned, just hours after she was elected by the country’s parliament.
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Pakistan Has Passed A New Anti-Rape Law That Speeds Up Rape Trials And Toughens Sentences
Pakistan has passed a new anti-rape law that will create special fast track courts to try rape trials within four months and toughen sentences.
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This Taiwanese-American Lawyer Has Become Boston’s First Woman And Asian-American Mayor
Michelle Wu has been sworn in as Boston’s first woman and Asian-American mayor on Tuesday Nov. 16.
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Handball’s Federation Has Changed Its Rules So Women No Longer Have To Wear Bikini Bottoms To Play
The International Handball Federation has changed its uniform rules to allow women to wear tank tops and shorts instead of bikini bottoms and crop tops, following accusations of sexism.