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Bangladesh Has Opened Its First Transgender School Which Is Free To Help Trans People Find Work
Bangladesh has opened its first school for trans people in the capital, Dhaka.
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Activism
These Kenyan Climate Activists Saved A 100-Year-Old Fig Tree From Being Uprooted For A New Highway
Kenyan officials have announced that a beloved 100-year-old fig tree in Nairobi that was to be uprooted and moved for a new expressway will be saved and preserved as a national symbol of environmental conservation in the country.
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New Zealand Has Appointed This Māori Woman Politician As Its First Indigenous Woman Foreign Minister
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has appointed a Māori woman as the country’s foreign minster for the first time in history.
Climate
Lego Will Start Using Paper Bags To Replace Its Plastic Packaging After Children Asked Them To
Lego will start trialling the paper bags in 2021.
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After This Teen Was Murdered By Her Dad, Iran Finally Passed A Law Making Child Abuse Illegal
The law making child abuse illegal comes after Romina Ashrafi, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by her father with a farming sickle.
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Canada Has Banned Military-Style Assault Weapons 12 Days After The Worst Mass Shooting In Its History
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced a ban on military-style assault weapons 12 days after the worst mass shooting in the country’s history that left 22 people dead.