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South Korea celebrates Pride after two-year hiatus
South Korea celebrates Pride after two-year hiatus
by  AFP

South Korea's Pride parade returned from a two-year, pandemic hiatus, with revellers chanting, dancing and waving rainbow flags at Seoul's City Hall on Saturday, as conservative groups protested the equality event. Several speakers, including Norwegian Ambassador Frode Solberg, alluded to the groups protesting the event in their remarks.

Southwest Nigerian state votes for new governor
Southwest Nigerian state votes for new governor
by  AFP

Election officials began counting ballots on Saturday after Nigeria's southwest Osun state went to the polls to elect a new governor in a final test for next year's presidential elections. Nigeria has a history of election malpractice, fraud, vote-buying and violence.

At least 234 dead or hurt in Haiti gang violence from July 8-12: UN
At least 234 dead or hurt in Haiti gang violence from July 8-12: UN
by  AFP

Gang violence killed or injured at least 234 people from July 8-12 in Haiti's Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated neighbourhood of the capital Port-au-Prince, the United Nations said on Saturday. "We are deeply concerned by the worsening of violence in Port-au-Prince and the rise in human rights abuses committed by heavily armed gangs against the local population," Laurence said.

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