Istanbul Governor bans LGBTQ pride parade
The Governor of Istanbul has banned the holding of an LGBTQ pride parade in the city for the fourth consecutive year, Efe Songün wrote for The Daily Beast. “This year’s ban was expected considering the bans on other LGBTQ activities announced under the state of emergency earlier this year in Ankara,” Songün said. “Even though the Parade has now been […]
Chinese space and sea explorers unleash national pride
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — Two groups of Chinese explorers have drawn a huge amount of public attention and unleashed national pride in the country’s online community with scientific feats stretching from the faraway heavens to the depths of the sea. One group set a new national record of 6,965 meters for a deep-sea dive […]
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