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Climate

In A First, Countries Have Agreed To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels To Fight Climate Change

This is the first agreement in COP’s history to explicitly state it is necessary to shift away from fossil fuels but does not call for “phasing out”, which more than 100 countries had been calling for.

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Spain’s Re-Elected Prime Minister Has Named A Government With More Women Than Men

12 out of 22 members in socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s cabinet are women.

Activism

Kenya Has Created A Public Holiday For People To Plant 100 Million Trees To Fight Climate Change

The holiday is the first step towards Kenya’s goal of planting 15 billion trees by 2032.

Featured

Japan’s Top Court Has Ruled That Forcing People To Be Sterilized To Change Gender Is Unconstitutional

Currently, Japan requires people to have their reproductive organs removed before they can legally change their gender.

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This Indigenous Journalist And Rapper Has Become Canada’s First First Nations Province Leader

41-year-old Wab Kinew, said his election is “a testament to our province and country moving forward”.

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Canada’s Lawmakers Have Elected The Country’s First Black Parliament Speaker

Greg Fergus is known for chairing the Black Caucus in parliament and holding senior advisory roles in various ministries.

Cute

5 Good News Stories From Around The World

Take a break with some of the good news from around the world.

Impact

Gay Sex Is No Longer A Crime In Mauritius

A 185-year-old British colonial-era law had made anal intercourse between gay men a crime.

Climate

Brazil’s Top Court Has Ruled To Protect This Indigenous Group’s Right To Their Ancestral Land

The state government had argued that Indigenous people could only claim their land if they proved that they were occupying the land when Brazil passed its constitution in 1988.

Activism

This 60-Year-Old Chinese Farmer Taught Himself The Law So He Could Sue A Chemical Company And Won

60-year-old farmer Wang Enlin taught himself the law for 16 years to sue a chemical company that was polluting his village.

Activism

In A Historic Referendum, People In Ecuador Have Voted To Protect The Amazon By Stopping Oil Drilling

In a single hectare of land in the Yasuní national park, there are more insect species than in all of North America and more species of trees and plants than in any other hectare on Earth.

Impact

Spain Has Named This Soccer Player As The First Woman Coach Of The Country’s Women’s Team

41-year-old Montse Tomé previously played as a midfielder for Barcelona, Levante and Spain’s women’s national soccer team.