Women
This Afghan Teen Is Breaking Barriers As One Of The First women Breakdancers In Her Country
Although she has faced opposition and even death threats, Talash hopes to be a role model and compete in the Olympics one day.
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Thailand Has Legalized Abortions In The First 12 Weeks Of Pregnancy But Later-Term Abortions Are Still Illegal
Thailand’s Parliament has voted to legalize abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy but people who undergo the procedure later in their pregnancies may still face fines and up to six months in prison.
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Estonia Has Appointed Its First Woman Prime Minister
Kaja Kallas, a 43-year-old lawyer and former EU lawmaker, will lead a new cabinet that will replace the previous cabinet resigned earlier in January over a corruption scandal.
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Brazil Has Finally Started Vaccinating People In The Amazon City Running Out Of Oxygen Against COVID-19
People in Manaus, which is experiencing a collapsing health system and dwindling oxygen supplies, have started receiving vaccinations against the coronavirus.
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Greece Has Appointed Its First Openly Gay Minister As The Deputy Head Of Culture
Greece’s Prime Minister has appointed the country’s first openly gay minister in its center-right government.
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Moscow’s Metro Has Hired Its First Women Train Drivers After A Law Banning Women Drivers Was Lifted
The Moscow Metro hired 12 women train drivers for the first time after Russia last year changed its decades-old regulation banning women from certain jobs.
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Argentina’s Government Has Finally Voted To Legalize Abortion After Narrowly Rejecting A Bill In 2018
In a historic moment, Argentina’s senate voted to legalize abortion on Wednesday Dec. 30, making the majority Catholic country the largest Latin American nation to allow for abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Switzerland Voted To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage And Let Trans People Self-Declare Their Legal Gender
Switzerland marked a major step forward for LGBT rights on Friday Dec. 18, when lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage and to simplify the procedures for transgender people to change their legal gender.
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Pakistan Is Introducing A New Anti-Rape Law To Speed Up Rape Trials And Toughen Sentences
Pakistan’s president has approved a new anti-rape law that will create special fast track courts to try rape trials within four months and toughen sentences.
Climate
In A First, A UK Court Ruled Air Pollution Caused This 9-Year-Old Girl’s Death From An Asthma Attack
The death of a nine-year-old girl in the UK has made legal history after a coroner’s court listed air pollution as one of the causes of death for the first time.
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Denmark’s Government Has Passed A Law That Defines Sex Without Explicit Consent As Rape
Denmark’s government has passed a law that clearly defines sex without explicit consent as rape.
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Argentina Has Moved One Step Closer To Legalizing Abortion After A Bill Passed The Lower House
Argentina’s lower house of Congress voted in favor of a bill to legalize abortion on Friday, moving the country one step closer to becoming the most populous Latin American country to allow for abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.