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Japan’s Youngest Woman Mayor Will Also Become The First Elected Woman Official To Take Maternity Leave
Kawata hopes that her decision will encourage workers, business owners and managers to embrace “child-rearing and childbirth”.
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Norway's Football Star Erling Haaland Has Become A Huge Meme In China After He Starred In An Ad For A Herbal Tea
In the ad, Haaland performs in Mandarin-language scenes built around football, summer heat and a jingle that plays on the sound of his name.
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Burkina Faso, A Former French Colony, Has Announced It Is Cutting All Diplomatic Ties With France
The government also accused France of actively supporting networks and armed groups that are destabilizing Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel region.
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Israel’s Military Has Shot And Killed This Palestinian Footballer In Gaza
A bullet struck Al-Ashqar in the chest, killing him instantly.
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A Far-Right Politician Interrupted This German Woman Lawmaker And She Called Him “More Sensitive Than A Clitoris”
"Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you are still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement, really."
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The UN Has Found Israel Committed Genocide In Gaza By Deliberately Targeting Palestinian Children
It found that about 30% of those Israel killed in Gaza were children, with more than 20,179 Palestinian children killed and 44,143 injured during the two-year period.
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Iran’s Football Team Captain Called The World Cup A Disaster, Blaming The US And FIFA For Treating Them Unfairly
The US State Department considered some of Iran's coaching and staff to be linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and denied them visas.
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Over 10,000 People In Hungary Held Budapest’s First Pride March After Voting Out Far-Right Leader Viktor Orbán
The mood was much more optimistic after the political change in the country and hopes for new rights related to same-sex adoption and marriage.
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Paraguay Has Declared A Public Holiday After It Knocked Germany Out Of The World Cup In A Massive Upset
The win was considered a major upset, with Germany ranked 10th in the world compared to Paraguay’s 41st.
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This Swedish Minister Brought Her Baby Son With Her To An EU Council Meeting In A First
"I am also glad to be an example that you do not have to choose between being a present minister and a present mother."
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Japan Has Launched Its First Nationwide Plan To Educate The Public About LGBTQ People
Under the plan, schools will be encouraged to provide more support for LGBTQ students and expand access to counselors and social workers.
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In A Major Milestone For LGBTQ Rights, Nepal’s Supreme Court Has Officially Recognized Same-Sex Marriage
This made Nepal the world’s 1st least developed country to achieve marriage equality and the 2nd country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.