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Magdalena Andersson moves a step closer to becoming Sweden’s first female prime minister
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned Wednesday, paving the way for the country, a gender-equality champion, to finally have a…
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Facebook to ban targeted ads geared for ‘sensitive’ issues like race, sexual orientation, religion
After discussions with civil rights experts and policymakers, Facebook says it’s doing away with some advertising practices that target users…
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Petition from Youth activists demands UN to declare ‘systemwide climate emergency’
A group of 14 youth climate leaders including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg filed a legal petition on Wednesday imploring the United Nations…
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More than 200 migrants are rescued in the Channel by France
More than 200 migrants were rescued late Tuesday as they attempted to cross the Channel in improvised boats to reach…
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Harris, Macron to meet to soothe France-US tensions
US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday in a further effort to mend relations…
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Ortega and Murillo: Nicaragua’s power couple
Nicaragua’s first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice-President Rosario Murillo, are both in their 70s but have shown…
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Tuvalu Minister Films Speech Thigh-Deep In Ocean To Depict Climate Change
Tuvalu’s foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to…
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Astronaut becomes China’s first woman to walk in space
Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said on Monday, as her team completed…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai gets married
The 24-year-old Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday that she has tied the knot,…
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Apple-1 original computer made by Steve Jobs, to be auctioned
An original Apple computer, that company’s founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built from scratch 45 years ago, is up…
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