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The US Has Single-Handedly Blocked A UN Resolution For A Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza For The 4th Time
The resolution had received overwhelming support from 14 of the 15 council members.
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Activism
Tens Of Thousands Of New Zealanders Marched For Nine Days To Protest A Bill To Roll Back Indigenous Māori Rights
The new Treaty Principles Bill would reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi, a foundational document in New Zealand.
Women
Iran Is Planning To Set Up "Treatment Clinics" For Women Who Do Not Follow The Country’s Mandatory Hijab Laws
The "morality" police said the "hijab removal treatment clinic” would provide women with "scientific and psychological treatment for hijab removal”.
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World Children’s Day 2024: Children Are Paying The Heaviest Price In Gaza
Gaza is now the deadliest place on earth to be a child, according to Save the Children.
Climate
A Dutch Court Has Overturned A Ruling That Ordered Oil Giant Shell To Meet Specific Goals For Cutting Its Carbon Emissions
In 2021, the court had ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions, including those caused by its products, by 45% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.
Politics
Hong Kong Has Jailed 45 Pro-Democracy Activists For Trying To Take Part In The 2020 Election
They are part of 47 activists and lawmakers who were trying to select pro-democracy candidates to take part in the legislative election in July 2020.
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Israel Finally Allowed Aid Into North Gaza After 40 Days But Set Fire To The School It Was Sent To Hours Later
After it let aid into North Gaza, Isarel burned the Mahdia Al Shawwa school and forced Palestinians to evacuate at gunpoint.
Impact
Colombia Has Finally Passed A Law To Ban Child Marriage
A loophole in the law had allowed children aged 14 and older to marry as long as they had their parent’s consent.
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This Georgian Politician Threw Paint On The Election Chief To Protest The Pro-Russia Ruling Party Winning Again
The head of the election commission was confirming that the ruling pro-Russia party had won the parliamentary elections despite widespread reports of electoral fraud.
Climate
What Is COP29?
COP29 has been dubbed "the finance COP" as countries must figure out a new goal for climate finance that will significantly increase funding to support climate action in developing countries.
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A UN Committee Has Found Israel’s Methods Of Warfare In Gaza Are "Consistent" With Genocide
The report found that Israel is employing starvation as a tactic of warfare, intentionally depriving Palestinians of essential resources such as food, water and fuel.
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Thousands Of People In Australia Stripped Naked And Posed On A Bridge To Celebrate Queer Art
The installation was directed by US artist Spencer Tunick, known for his 30-year career in creating large-scale nude photography.