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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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Chinese director Chloe Zhao made history at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday Apr. 25, becoming the first woman of color and the first Chinese woman to win the Oscar for Best Director.
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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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Hideki Matsuyama, 29, has become the first Japanese person to win a men’s major golf championship and Asian-born person to win the Masters.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has selected its next two astronauts for its future space missions, including its first Arab woman astronaut.
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Vjosa Osmani, a 38-year-old lawyer, has been elected as Kosovo’s president by the parliament, becoming the country’s second woman president.
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Voters in Greenland have elected the main opposition left-wing environmentalist party in general elections on Tuesday Apr. 6.
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New Zealand’s Catholic Church has formally apologized to the survivors of abuse within the church.
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The Swiss army will start issuing women’s underwear to its women recruits in an effort to increase women recruits.
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New Zealand’s Parliament unanimously approved bereavement leave that will provide couples who have miscarriage or stillbirth three days of paid leave.
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Spain has become the fifth country in the world to approve a law to legalize euthanasia.
Activism
Tashnuva Anan Shishir, an activist and actor, has become the first transgender news anchor in Bangladesh after she delivered her first broadcast on a private TV channel on International Women’s Day.