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Hong Kong University Has Removed Its Famous Tiananmen Square Massacre “Pillar Of Shame” Statue
An iconic sculpture commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed from the Hong Kong University campus.
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Activism
Vietnam Jailed This Journalist And Democracy Activist For Nine Years For “Propaganda Against The State”
Phạm Đoan Trang, an award-winning Vietnamese journalist and democracy activist, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for “conducting propaganda against the state.”
Climate
A Super Typhoon Ripped Through The Philippines Leaving At Least 375 People Dead And Hundreds Injured
Almost 400 people are dead, hundreds more injured and hundreds of thousands displaced in the Philippines after a powerful storm tore through the country last week.
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Chile Has Elected This 35-Year-Old Leftist Former Student Protest Leader As Its Youngest President
Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old leftist former student protest leader in Chile, has defeated the far-right candidate to be elected as the country’s youngest ever president.
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Malta Has Legalized Cannabis For Recreational Use For Adults In A First For Europe
Malta has become the first country in Europe to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
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Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Has Denied Saying She Was Sexually Assaulted By A Former Vice Premier
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who last month said she had been sexually assaulted by a former vice premier of China, has denied her comments in a video interview with a Singaporean state-run outlet.
Cute
A Giant Spider Interrupted A COVID Press Conference In Australia And It Was The Most Australian Thing Ever
A COVID-19 press conference in Queensland, Australia, was interrupted when a giant huntsman spider crawled up the leg of the state’s health minister, causing a moment of chaos.
Climate
Kenya Is Experiencing A Drought So Severe That Wild Animals Are Dying Trying To Find Food And Water
A photo of six giraffes that died trying to access water in Kenya has captured the devastating effects of an ongoing drought in the country.
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Russia Has Been Ordered To Pay $416,000 To This Woman Whose Husband Chopped Her Hands Off
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than €370,000 ($416,000) to Margarita Gracheva, whose husband kidnapped her and cut off her hands with an axe in 2017.
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Belarus Has Jailed This Opposition Leader For 18 Years For Trying To Run Against The Authoritarian President
Sergei Tikhanovsky, an opposition leader who tried to run against Belarus’ authoritarian president in the presidential election last year, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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This Japanese Aquarium Worker Dressed Up As Santa To Feed The Fish And It’s Mesmerizing To Watch
An aquarium worker in Yokohama, Japan, dressed up as Santa Claus to feed the fish at a local aquarium on Friday Dec. 10.
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After 16 Years As Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel Stepped Down With A Moving Speech
Angela Merkel has stepped down as Germany’s chancellor after 16 years.