Clément Vérité
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Politics
Bulgaria reviews its bomb shelters
Bulgaria has reviewed its bomb shelters and plans to have a digital repository of safe locations for people to use in case of emergency. Authorities claim a mere timing coincidence with the war in Ukraine.
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Business
Buying cooking oil limited in some Portuguese and Spanish stores because of increased demand
Some supermarkets in Portugal and Spain limit the sale of cooking oil because of an increased demand on sunflower oil coming from Ukraine.
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Society
South Africa the world’s most unequal country for the World Bank
South Africa is the world most unequal country according to the World Bank. Unequal opportunity inherited from the apartheid is a key driver. Inequality has actually increased since 1994
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Health & Science
Controversial sale from Namibia of wild elephants to an Emirati zoo
Namibia sold wild elephants at auction arguing conflict with the human population. The sale of 22 elephants transferred to a zoo in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates is particularly denounced.
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Politics
Sweden also plans to increase its defense budget
Sweden wants to increase its defense budget up to 2% of its GDP, which would account for a 64% increase from 2021.
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Society
With Ukraine invasion, Romanians’ view on their country improved
Romanians who perceive the country goes in the right direction has almost doubled in a month. The situation seems to remind Romania the protection the E.U. and NATO provide.
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Health & Science
Ireland plans to compensate families of healthcare workers who died of COVID
Ireland seeks to compensate families of healthcare workers who died of COVID-19 with 100,000 euros.
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Business
IEA’s plan to decrease EU reliance on Russia’s natural gas
The European Union may be able to decrease its dependency on Russian gas by 30% within a year with a various set of measures.
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Politics
President of Peru accused to be the ‘head of a criminal organization’
A lobbyist accused the president of Peru Pedro Castillo of being at the head of a criminal organization manipulating public tenders during clandestine meetings.
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Business
Costa Rica legalized therapeutic marijuana
Costa Rica legalized therapeutic use of marijuana, considering it is part of citizens' "fundamental right to health".
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Society
La justice sud-africaine désigne le roi légitime des Zoulous
Un litige concernant le prochain roi des Zoulous a été porté devant les tribunaux afin d'empêcher son couronnement. La justice sud-africaine a désigné l'héritier légitime du trône, mais ce dernier restera vacant pour l'instant.
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Business
Tense moment with a TV Chilean reporter in Kiev
A shot towards Chilean reporter Jorge Said was heard during a live TV program. He later explained Ukrainian military has become nervous with people carrying mobile phones.
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Business
Swiss lower house approved a ban on foie gras imports
After several unsuccessful attempts, Switzerland will probably ban the import of foie gras.
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Business
South Africa releases a plan limiting employment of foreign workers
South Africa released a framework that would set quotas on the number of foreign workers. The country is struggling with extremely high unemployment rates and a xenophobic trend blames migrants.
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Society
Thousands Ukrainians flee the war; foreign nationals, too. African Union concerned, an Indian student killed
A large part of people trying escape war in Ukraine are Ukrainians. But thousands of foreign nationals try to do the same. The African Union expressed concerns about reports of "ill treatment of Africans" who want to find safety while Poland rejects discriminatory claims. An Indian student died Tuesday in bombing.
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Politics
French centrist helps a far-right leader to run for President to ‘save democracy’
François Bayrou will help the nationalist party leader Marine Le Pen to run for the presidential elections to "save democracy".
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Business
Sberbank difficulties in Europe and consequences for account holders
As one of the first consequences of financial sanctions on Russia, European branches of Sberbank face failure after customers withdrew their money. Several countries restrict financial operations from account holders.
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Politics
Niger President freed several Boko Haram fighters
Niger President said he released several "terrorists", including Boko Haram fighters, in order to restore peace in the country.
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Society
A third of journalists killed so far in 2022 are in Mexico
At least 5 journalists were murdered in Mexico so far in 2022. Mexico accounts for a third of all journalists reported killed in the world this year.
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Society
Amsterdam Apple Store hostage asks for privacy
A man was held hostage in an Apple Store in Amsterdam for five hours until he ran away from the scene. He now asks for privacy and video footage to be removed from social media.
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Business
Brazil lower house approves bill legalizing gambling and casinos despite dissension
Brazil lower house approved the main text of a bill legalizing gambling. But lawmakers disagreed about the law even among political parties.
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Society
Britain government announces reforms to restructure student loans
The British government announced reforms to restructure student debt so that the state saves money as more students pay their loans in full.
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Society
Governments report much lower methane emissions from the energy sector than reality
Satellite images show methane emissions from the energy sector are 70% higher than official statistics reported by governments.
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Health & Science
Oxygen to treat post-traumatic stress disorder?
A few war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were healed with oxygen treatment, a small Israeli study showed.
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Politics
The start of ex-Peru president trial on massive Odebrecht corruption case
Ex-Peru President Ollanta Humala is the first of several presidents of Peru involved in the massive Odebrecht corruption case to stand trial.
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Health & Science
91% of Portugal under severe or extreme drought
Almost the entire territory of Portugal will soon be under severe or extreme drought according to weather forecast for the end of February.
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World news digest
World news digest of February 22, 2022
Some unnoticed news around the world in February 22, 2022
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Business
Russia Minister of Finance wants people to pass a test before investing in cryptocurrency
The Minister of Finance of Russia proposed a law regulating cryptocurrency in the country where investors would be clearly identified and would need to pass a test before investing.
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Politics
Elected mayor of a Colombia small town revoked during mandate by residents
The elected mayor of Susa, a small town in Colombia, was revoked in a recall referendum. It's only the second time this process leads to a mayor's dismissal in the country.
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Society
Indonesia regulates the use of loudspeakers in mosques
Indonesia Religion Ministry issued rules for the use of loudspeakers outside and inside mosques. They should not be louder than 100 decibels.
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Business
Foreign barbers are prohibited from working in Thailand, government recalls
Thailand recalled that foreign barbers are strictly prohibited to work in the country, as well as 26 other jobs.
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