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Here’s What Happened Around The World In August 2024
Here’s what happened around the world in August 2024.
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Faced With Huge Protests, Netanyahu Asked For "Forgiveness" But Still Refused To End The War On Gaza
"Israel will not accept this massacre. Hamas will pay a very high price for that," Netanyahu said, adding that Hamas should be the ones to "make the concessions".
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Here's What Happened During Israel's Genocide In Gaza In August 2024
Here's what happened during Israel's genocide in Gaza in August 2024.
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Israelis Are Holding Unprecedented Protests Against Netanyahu After Six More Hostages Were Killed
More than 700,000 people, including 550,000 in Tel Aviv, poured onto the street as part of a general strike to against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to call for an immediate ceasefire.
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Champions Of Hope And Resilience: Meet The Paralympic Refugee Team
This year, eight athletes are competing on the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Paris Paralympics — the most ever – and two have made history as the first refugees to ever win Paralympic medals.
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Israel Has Agreed To Allow Three-Day Pauses In Fighting In Gaza So The UN Can Vaccinate Children Against Polio
Israel will pause attacks from 6am to 3pm for three days in central Gaza first, then do the same for south and north Gaza.
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This Afghan Woman Taekwondo Athlete Has Made History As The First Refugee To Win A Medal At The Paralympics
Zakia Khudadadi had been smuggled out of Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Afghanistan so that she could compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
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Hong Kong Has Found These Two Pro-Democracy Journalists From Stand News Guilty Of “Sedition”
The two journalists, Patrick Lam and Chung Pui-kuen, were former editors-in-chief at the now-defunct Stand News, one of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy media outlets.
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Israel Launched One Of Its Biggest Raids On The Occupied West Bank In Years, Killing At Least 11 Palestinians
Israeli officials claimed that the raid was to put a stop to "Iranian terrorist networks" in the in the West Bank.
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K-Pop Group NCT’s Taeil Has Quit The Boy Band After He Was Accused Of Being Involved In A Sex Crime Case
Taeil's label said that the 30-year-old, whose real name is Moon Tae-il, had left the group after being “involved in a sex crime case.”
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The Taliban Has Passed New Laws Banning Women From Showing Their Faces Or Speaking Aloud In Public
The new laws require women to cover their entire bodies, including their faces, in public to prevent "temptation.”
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Indonesians Are Sharing This Blue Image To Draw Attention To The Parliament's Attempt To Erod Democracy
Tens of thousands of Indonesians have been sharing the picture, which shows “emergency warning” in Bahasa Indonesian with the country's national eagle symbol.