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13 Stories That Changed The World In 2023
Here’s a look back at the major events that defined 2023.
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13 Of The Weirdest And Wildest Stories Of 2023
Here are some of the wildest moments from 2023 that made us go, “seriously?”
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Russia Has Blocked This Pro-Peace Woman Journalist From Running Against President Vladimir Putin
Yekaterina Duntsova had tried to run on a campaign of ending the war in Ukraine and freeing political prisoners.
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Russia Has Banned The Entire Global LGBTQ Movement As An “Extremist” Organization
The country’s justice ministry had filed a lawsuit accusing the undefined “international public LGBTQ movement” of “inciting social and religious discord”.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In August 2023
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories that happened around the world in August 2023.
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The Wagner Group Leader Who Led The Mutiny Against Russia Has Been Killed In A Plane Crash, Russian Officials Say
US officials have said both publicly and privately that they are increasingly certain that Putin had ordered Prigozhin’s death.
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Russia’s Jailed Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Has Been Sentenced To Another 19 Years In Prison
Alexei Navalny, who is Russian president Vladimir Putin’s biggest critic, is already in jail, serving a total sentence of 11.5 years.
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In Another Crackdown on LGBTQ Rights, Russia Has Passed A Bill That Bans People From Changing Their Gender
The bill will now go to the upper house and president Vladimir Putin, who are expected to approve it as a formality.
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An Armed Mutiny Broke Out In Russia, Almost Reached Moscow But Was Abruptly Stopped. Why?
The mutiny has been described as the biggest challenge to Putin’s 23-year rule.
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A Whale That Was A Russian Spy Has Been Spotted Off The Coast Of Sweden And People Have Questions
Hvaldimir was first spotted in 2019 along Norway’s coast, wearing a harness fitted with a GoPro that had a label that read, “Equipment of St Petersburg”.
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Russia Called A 36-Hour Ceasefire For Russian Orthodox Christmas But Bombed Ukraine On Christmas Eve
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas, but Ukraine authorities have called it a “trap”.
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12 Stories That Changed The World In 2022
As the world began to slowly open up, 2022 was filled with no shortage of major events.