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Society
Japan government plans to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16
In Japan, a bill is being worked on to substantially amend the penal code related to sex crimes. The age…
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Society
‘Ndrangheta Italian fugitive arrested after 16 years on the run, worked as a pizzaiolo in France
Edgardo Greco, an Italian fugitive linked to the ‘Ndrangheta has been arrested in France after 16 years on the run.…
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Business
Hong Kong to offer more than 500,000 free flight tickets with ‘Hello Hong Kong’ promotional campaign
Hong Kong hopes to bring 1.5 million visitors to the city by giving away more than 500,000 flight tickets to…
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Society
Census data in Argentina for the first time officially report non-binary people in the country
According to provisional results of Argentina's census, 8,293 people in the country are non-binary, accounting for 0.018 percent of the…
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Culture & Sport
Artificial intelligence helps find prominent Spanish playwright Lope de Vega as the author of a play from a manuscript written years after his death
Artificial intelligence helped discover that Spanish playwright Lope de Vega wrote La francesa Laura.
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Health & Science
For the first time in Switzerland, few selected people can legally buy cannabis for recreational use as part of a study
As part of the scientific pilot program Weed Care, a few people in Switzerland can buy cannabis for recreational use…
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Business
Missing, smuggled, pricey: onions in the Philippines, a symbol of the country’s inflation
Price of onions in the Philippines has soared in light of the shortage. Meanwhile, authorities fight smuggling and have approved…
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Politics
Mexican National Guard required to record arrests but not to notify the police, the Supreme Court rules
The National Guard of Mexico, the army group with national police functions, needs to register the arrests they make, but…
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Society
Portugal housing prices in 2022 saw its sharpest increase in 30 years
Portugal housing prices grew almost 19 percent in 2022, the sharpest increase in 30 years. Housing prices even doubled between…
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Politics
German Constitutional Court invalidates 2018 law that increased state funding for political parties by 15%
The Constitutional Court of Germany ruled that the 15% increase of overall state funding for political parties and decided by…
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Health & Science
Irish study finds traces of glyphosate in 1 in 4 urine samples tested
Traces of glyphosate were found in urine samples from one in four Irish people who took part of the study.…
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Society
In Norway, tropical cocktail emoji may be considered as advertising alcohol
In Norway, a strict ban on advertising alcohol also applies on social media. An emoji can be considered as promoting…
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Society
Sint Maarten plans to totally eradicate vervet monkeys. Will it fail?
Sint Maarten will cull vervet monkeys, a species considered invasive on the island that the country shares with France. But…
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Business
Indian startup GoMechanic lets go 70% of workforce after having inflated revenue
And audit of Indian automobile after-sales service startup GoMechanic revealed the company cooked the books. It now needs downsizing among…
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Politics
Guatemala Attorney General’s office wants to arrest the Colombian Minister of Defense
Guatemala Attorney General's office seeks the arrest of its former head along with Iván Velásquez Gómez, the current minister of…
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