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🇪🇸⚽ The coach of the Spanish women's national soccer team was fired weeks after their World Cup victory. The Spanish soccer federation didn’t mention any specific reason for the dismissal of Coach Jorge Vilda, but said the move was part of structural changes promised in response to backlash from federation President Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss of a women’s national soccer team member while celebrating the World Cup win. Last month, members of the women’s national team and dozens of other athletes published a statement refusing to play for Spain while "the current leaders" of the federation remain. Vilda will be replaced by assistant coach Montse Tomé, the first-ever woman to lead the Spanish team.

🇨🇳🍿 Women in China go to the movies more often than men, a new survey found. While women account for less than 49% of the overall Chinese population, they represent 52% of monthly moviegoers in the country, according to Morning Consult. The polling org found female audiences in China are just as interested in sci-fi and action films as males, and also attend more romantic comedies and musicals than the opposite gender.

🇨🇺🇷🇺 Cuba uncovered a human trafficking ring sending its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine. The announcement from Cuba’s foreign ministry late Monday came days after local media in Miami reported that Cubans as young as 19 had been duped into traveling to Russia for fake contractor jobs, then conscripted into Russia’s army upon arrival and taken to Ukraine. Russia, which has strong political ties with Cuba and doesn’t require visas for its immigrants, is a popular destination for many Cuban workers and families.