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Here’s What Happened Around The World In October 2022

Take a look back at some of the biggest stories from around the world you may have missed in October.

Women in Iran and people from China continue to protest for their freedom. Meanwhile, a Halloween tragedy in South Korea concludes the month of October.

Take a look back at some of the biggest stories from around the world you may have missed this month.

1. A Halloween stampede in South Korea killed at least 153 people, mostly young women.

2. 33-year-old Elnaz Rekabi, an Iranian woman rock climber, competed without a hijab overseas and people are praising her bravery.

3. A man in China held a rare protest against Xi Jinping and started a movement around the world.

4. Brazil voted out its far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist former president.

5. A gunman attacked a day care in Thailand, shooting, stabbing and killing 34 people, mostly children.

6. Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico’s states.

7. New Zealand now has more women lawmakers than men after swearing this Māori woman politician.

8. Nigeria was hit by the most catastrophic flooding in a decade leaving more than 600 people dead.

9. Rishi Sunak became the UK’s new prime minister and the first person of color to lead the country.

In A Shocking Move, The UAE Has Announced It Is Leaving OPEC After Nearly 60 Years Over “National Interest”

The decision reflects “the UAE’s long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile.”

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FIFA Has Changed Its Rules To Allow Afghan Women Football Players In Exile To Compete In International Matches

Former Afghanistan captain and activist Khalida Popal, who has campaigned for years for recognition, said the decision changed the future for Afghan women.

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Workers In New York Held Their Own "Ball Without Billionaires" To Protest Jeff Bezos Sponsoring The Met Gala

On May 1, days before the gala, members from the activist group “Everyone Hates Elon” placed about 300 bottles of fake urine inside the Met Museum in protest.

In A First, The EU’s Top Court Has Found Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Illegal And Breaches The EU's Values

The court said Hungary's law constituted a coordinated series of discriminatory measures that breached those values, according to the court's press release.