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Politics
Germany with a ticket at 9 euros per month for all local public transport during summer
On June, July and August, local public transport in Germany will only cost nine euros per month.
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Society
More than 100 million people displaced in the world, the highest ever recorded by UNHCR
More than 100 million people in the world are forcibly displaced, the highest record the United Nations Refugee Agency ever recorded.
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Health & Science
Greenpeace Italy denounces the ‘scam of compostable plastics’
Greenpeace Italy says compostable bioplastics actually end up in inadequate waste recycling plants, incinerators or landfills
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Society
Mexico Supreme Court considers random immigration controls unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled that random immigration controls carried out in the territory were discriminatory and against the rights to free movement.
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Business
Potential gains and losses of remote working in Ireland evaluated by the government
Remote working in Ireland after the pandemic may save an equivalent of 1,400 euros and almost 4 days of commute each year
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Society
Romania Education Minister wants to ban teachers from tutoring pupils they have in class
Teachers in Romania shouldn't get paid to be tutor of the pupils they have in class but the rule is not respected.
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Business
Record-high labor shortage in the Netherlands: more vacancies than people looking for a job
With a 3.5% unemployment rate, the Netherlands experience a record-high labor shortage with more open positions than people without a job.
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Business
Tomatoes, onions, lettuce…to support its farmers, Botswana plans to keep banning imports of vegetables
Botswana implemented a long-term ban on import of 16 vegetable commodities and doesn't plan to stop it.
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Society
Data explained: E.U. economy greenhouse gas emissions for 2021 are below pre-pandemic levels, but not Q4
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union for 2021 are below pre-pandemic levels but the last quarter actually saw an increase in emissions to 2019.
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Business
Switzerland approves the Lex Netflix, imposing streaming platforms a product catalogue with at least 30% of European production
Switzerland voted in favor of a law that now imposes streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ minimum investment in Swiss cinema productions and a catalogue with European content.
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Business
Assets of French carmaker Renault in Russia become the property of Moscow
French carmaker Renault sold its assets in Russia to the government of Moscow city. It can buy back its shares of AvtoVAZ within the next six years.
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Society
Good grades usually pay more than the university reputation in the U.K.
Good grades for most students graduating in the U.K. are usually more important than the reputation of the university for higher revenue in the following years
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Business
Greece files a lawsuit against Novartis to seek financial compensation for a corruption scheme
Greece will seek financial compensation for the Novartis corruption scandal that involved two former prime ministers.
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Politics
Indonesia plans a Work From Anywhere framework for government employees
As Work From Home arrangements have been widely adopted with the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia may go further with a Work From Anywhere policy for its government employees.
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Business
Between Milan and Amsterdam, laundering drug money with art trade
An operation across Italy, Spain and the Netherlands resulted in arrests for alleged use of art trade to launder profits from drug trafficking
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Politics
Vinted fined $1.2 million in Poland for a lack of transparency on its platform
Vinted was fined 1.2 million dollars in Poland for a lack of information on their website for the users. Vinted plans to appeal the decision.
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Politics
A woman at fault in a divorce in Turkey because she refuses to have sex with her husband
A court in Turkey considered the wife was at fault in a divorce case filled by her husband because she didn't want to have sexual intercourse with him. Yet, the Supreme Court had a different opinion for a man last year.
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Politics
Most criminal investigations since 2008 may infringe privacy in Portugal; Att. Gen. wants the nullity of the decision
A Constitutional Court decision in Portugal may cancel most of criminal investigations of the last 14 years because storage of personal communications data was unconstitutional.
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Politics
Belgium considers a ban on advertisement of gambling to tackle addictions
Belgium proposes to ban advertisement of gambling and games of chance as "profits of the industry are made on the back of people suffering from an addiction".
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Politics
Why noise is banned in Accra for a month every year
Accra, the capital city of Ghana, has implemented a ban on drumming and noise making for a month to respect traditions of the Ga people and the seed planting period.
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Politics
A prosecutor will investigate whether the president of Peru plagiarized his master’s thesis
The president of Peru Pedro Castillo is accused of plagiarism for the thesis is wrote to get his master's degree. He rejects any irregular act.
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Politics
Donald Trump suggested to launch missiles on Mexican drug laboratories, according to the former secretary of defense
The former defense secretary of the U.S. writes in a book that Donal Trump suggested to launch missiles on drug laboratories in Mexico
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Politics
Bank accounts of Bucharest Municipality frozen by a businessman
The bank accounts of the Bucharest Municipality are frozen because of a debt the city fails to pay financial compensations of lawsuits it lost against a businessman. It's not the first time accounts are frozen for this dispute that started twenty years ago.
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Society
Colombia Constitutional Court rules sport fishing unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court of Colombia considers sport fishing is unconstitutional on the grounds of animal cruelty and the precautionary principle.
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Business
Ghana implements its disputed tax on digital transactions
A tax on electronic transactions has raised strong opposition in Ghana. The E-levy has now been implemented but opposition members still hope to have it repealed.
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Business
A city in Uruguay with the ambition to become the innovation hub of South America
The Uruguayan city of Colonia del Sacramento is expected to double in size in ten years with the development of a new urban area with the ambition to become a kind of Silicon Valley of South America.
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Health & Science
India Supreme Court rules that ‘no individuals can be forced to be vaccinated’
The Supreme Court of India considered that body integrity of individuals encompassed the right to refuse medical treatment and could not say COVID-19 vaccine mandates were proportionate.
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Society
Lebanon stops accepting requests for new passports until further notice
Lebanon doesn't have enough passports to meet any new requests and decided to block the application request platform, fully booked until April 2023.
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Culture & Sport
First English video of Vietnamese pop start Sơn Tùng M-TP censored in his country
The Vietnamese pop star Sơn Tùng M-TP released his first music video in English. It was censored in his country few hours later because it would promote suicide.
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Politics
Peat fire in Irish politics
In Ireland, the sale of turf may be restricted because of environmental and health concerns. But the matter divides politicians who want to defend rural communities even inside the ruling coalition.
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Society
Surveillance in Munich should be more difficult, Germany’s Constitutional Court rules
To protect personal data and privacy, the Constitutional Court of Germany rejected some provisions of a law in Bavaria that extended powers to intelligence activities in home surveillance and localization tracking.
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Health & Science
Trust in authorities, a key factor in Norway’s COVID-19 pandemic management success
Trust in one another and in the authorities has been a major factor in successfully controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
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Politics
Audios recordings reveal cases of torture during Brazil military dictatorship
O Globo released audio recordings in which members of the Brazil Superior Military Court discuss cases of torture committed during the military dictatorship.
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Politics
Last debate between presidential candidates in the Philippines cancelled amid organization issues
Postponed at last minute, the last debate between presidential candidates in the Philippines is eventually cancelled following a controversy with the company tasked to organize it
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Business
In Portugal, no rental housing in condos for tourists the Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Portugal ruled that accommodations in residential buildings cannot be rented for tourism, a decision that could affect touristic cities like Lisbon and Porto.
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Business
High-ranking Indonesian official suspected of corruption in palm oil trade
A director of the ministry of Trade of Indonesia is suspected of corruption as part of the ongoing issue affecting cooking oil availability and price increases in the country
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Politics
International Court of Justice rules Colombia violated Nicaragua maritime rights
The International Court of Justice mostly ruled in favor of Nicaragua in its longstanding dispute against Colombia on maritime rights in an archipelago. Colombia hoped it would protect fishing rights of its local community.
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Culture & Sport
Czech Republic considers removing the mandatory second foreign language from primary education programs
Czech Republic is considering changing the educational framework for schoolchildren in which teaching a secondary foreign language would not be mandatory anymore
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Politics
Popularity of Chile president Gabriel Boric on a downward trend
The popularity of the president of Chile Gabriel Boric has been sharply decreasing in few weeks, suffering from discussions on the constitutional convention.
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Business
Romania wants to reactivate Black Sea offshore gas projects
The coalition government of Romania agreed on amendments to reactivate Black Sea offshore gas projects to reduce its dependency on Russian gas
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