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In A Landmark Moment, Pope Francis Has Said Catholic Priests Can Bless Same-Sex Couples
In a document released on Dec. 18, the Pope said that priests could offer blessings as long as they did not resemble marriage.
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In a document released on Dec. 18, the Pope said that priests could offer blessings as long as they did not resemble marriage.
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After causing weeks of tremors, the volcano on Reykjanes peninsula finally erupted on Dec. 19.
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“We are getting all the hostages [back] as bodies. They are dying. They are dying in bombings, failed rescue operations and from our forces’ fire even when they succeed in escaping.”
Climate
Parts of Northern Queensland in Australia have been flooded after tropical cyclone Jasper dumped a year’s worth of rain on the region in just a few days.
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In one video, an Israeli soldier is seen standing on the pulpit, singing a song in Hebrew through a microphone while another soldier filming laughs.
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Human rights groups says Iran has increased the number of executions as there has been “little international focus” on the human rights situation in the country.
Activism
29-year-old Rukchanok Srinork, also known as “Ice”, rose to fame as an activist during the mass, pro-democracy protests that swept Thailand from 2020 to 2021.
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Rina Gonoi’s case is being seen as a victory for women’s rights in Japan, where speaking out against gender violence still remains a taboo.
Activism
Medical staff were unable to reach Samer Abudaqa for five hours due to the Israeli military continuing to fire in the area.
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37-year-old Issam Abdallah, a journalist for Reuters, was killed on Oct. 13 in south Lebanon when the Israeli military fired two missiles towards him and six other journalists.
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An initial investigation into the incident found that the three men had been holding up a white flag when they were shot.
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An Israeli missile injured Wael Dahdouh and his cameraman Samer Abudaqa, who died after medical teams were unable to reach him due to Israeli fire.
Climate
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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Spanish-owned fashion brand, Zara, has apologized after it shared a new campaign that resembled scenes of destruction in Gaza following heavy online backlash that it was insensitive.
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In one clip, the man is seen holding the gun in his left hand, while the other clip shows him holding it in his right hand, suggesting the video was filmed multiple times.
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The video has been widely reshared by several prominent accounts, gaining more than 31 million views on @eye.on.palestine and more than 11.1 million views on the Instagram of Bisan Owda, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza.