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10 Women To Be Inspired By On International Women's Day 2025

In honor of women today and everyday, here are some remarkable women who are making a difference in their communities, big and small.

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Spain’s Ex-Football President Was Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault For Forcibly Kissing A Woman Player

Rubiales caused a public uproar when he kissed Spanish woman player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips without her consent at the medal ceremony after the team’s World Cup win on Aug. 20, 2023.

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Sweden Will Tighten Its Gun Laws After A Gunman Killed 10 People In The Country’s Worst Mass Shooting

The government said it would push for a stricter vetting process for people applying for gun licenses and limit access to some weapons, particularly the AR-15.

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New Zealand Has Granted A Mountain "Personhood", Giving It The Same Legal Rights As A Human Being

This gives the mountain, located in the country's North Island, all the same rights, power, duties and responsibilities of a person, recognizing it as an ancestor of the local Māori people

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The Swiss Grannies On Why Young People Give Them Hope For Climate Action

Pia Hollenstein, one of the co-founders of the KlimaSeniorinnen group, told Almost why young people gives her hope for the planet.

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This Chinese Trans Woman Sued A Hospital For Forcing Her To Undergo Electroshock Conversion Therapy And Won

Chinese trans woman Ling’er said she passed out every time during seven forced electroshock sessions, but the hospital refused her request to terminate the treatment.

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Zimbabwe Has Abolished The Death Penalty, Becoming The 24th African Country To Do So

On Dec. 31, President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved a new law banning the death penalty for all offenses and changing existing death sentences to prison terms.