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Society
Constitutional complaint against German states climate laws unsuccessful
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany considers it is up to the federal government to set goals for states in order to achieve net zero objectives.
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Health & Science
WHO is concerned by tonnes of COVID-19 medical waste in healthcare facilities
Syringes, test kits, medical masks... The World Health Organization is concerned by all the medical waste produced by healthcare facilities to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Politics
Why a Japanese Court again ruled that legislative elections were unconstitutional
A High Court of Japan considers the last general elections for the House of Representatives to be held in an unconstitutional state because the weight of each voter was not fairly distributed between districts.
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World news digest
World news digest: January 31, 2022
Discover news from around the world that didn't make global headlines on January 31, 2022
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Health & Science
Belgium plans an overhaul of the hospital system with a flat fee approach
Belgium Health Minister presented his reform of the healthcare sector to make it more efficient. One of the goals will be to provide a flat fee for each medical intervention the state will pay for.
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Politics
51 convicted to death for the murders of Swedish and American UN experts in DRC in 2017
A court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentenced 51 people to death for the murders of two United Nations experts in the Kasaï province in 2017.
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Business
A controversy on public spending for street lighting in Sofia
An opposition council member of Bulgaria's capital denounces public spending related to street lighting contracts. Bulgaria Prime Minister orders a review of the allegations.
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World news digest
World news digest of January 28, 2022
Discover news from around the world that didn't make global headlines on January 28, 2022
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Politics
Colombia violates the peace agreement with the FARC, Constitutional Court says
Colombia doesn't protect the rights to life of former FARC members as hundreds have been assassinated since the peace agreement according to the Constitutional Court.
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Society
Sweden approves the world’s first final repository that will store nuclear waste for “100,000 years”
Sweden becomes the first country in the world to approve a definitive storage system for civil nuclear waste. It doesn't come without criticism.
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World news digest
World news digest of January 27, 2022
Discover news from around the world that didn't make global headlines on January 27, 2022
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Business
Norway is torn between exporting offshore wind power or keeping it for the Norwegians
As Norway invests in offshore wind farms to increase its renewable energy supply, projects are stalled between the opportunity to make profits exporting power and fears electricity prices increase for the population.
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Politics
Chile increases the pensions of 2.4 million people
Chile passed the Universal Guaranteed Pension bill that increases the pensions of 2.4 million people. Financed by taxes on real estate and luxury goods, the complimentary payment is not universal.
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World news digest
World news digest of January 26, 2022
Discover news from around the world that didn't make global headlines on January 26, 2022
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Society
Dutch society pressured birth mothers to place their children for adoption but the State is not liable for it
Dutch women considered the Netherlands was liable for forcing unmarried women to surrender their children for adoption between 1956 and 1984 but a Court dismissed the case.
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Politics
Saudi Arabia and Thailand restore ambassadors after three decades of tensions
Saudi Arabia and Thailand resume diplomatic relations after decades of tensions sparked by the Blue Diamond Affair.
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Politics
Corruption in South Africa: more than half of public spending related to Covid-19 shows irregularities
An anti-corruption audit in South Africa shows that 62% of public contracts related to the Covid-19 pandemic analyzed so far have irregularities.
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World news digest
World news digest of January 25, 2022
Some news around the globe that didn't make all world headlines.
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Politics
Indian Supreme Court concerned about irrational gifts politicians offer to voters
Indian politicians may offer so many gifts in trying to influence the population before elections that the Supreme Court of India is concerned about these irrational freebies.
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Business
When a prime minister’s WeChat account is sold to a Chinese company
The WeChat account of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been bought by a Chinese company. The account holder rejects allegations of political interference.
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World news digest
World news digest of January 24, 2022
Some news from around the world, in short: Bolsonaro eventually decided to suspend the salary increase he promised to police in 2022, but only for now. São Paulo had at least 31% more homeless people in the course of two years. Cuba is suffering from a shortage of powdered milk for children and coffee. More than 200,00 chicks have been culled in the Netherlands because of the bird flu. Since October when a confinement for poultry has been in place, more than 1.1 million animals have been culled in the country. A cruise ship from Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami. But it instead sailed to the Bahamas to avoid US justice. A judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over US$4 million in unpaid fuel. The United States asked diplomats’ family members in Ukraine to leave the country. The European Union…
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Society
Homeless population grew by more than 30% in São Paulo in 2 years
A census in São Paulo showed that 31% more homeless people lived in the city in 2021 than in 2019. Three times as many as in 2000.
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Politics
Bolsonaro holds off a pay raise for police officers, for now
The president of Brazil signed the federal budget for 2022 and didn't increase the salary of police officers for now. But the budget still provisions for the expense. His intent raised protests from other public sector employees.
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Business
Cuba is short of baby formula and coffee
Cuba is facing a running out of milk powder as it has difficulties importing milk. The population also struggles to find coffee.
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Health & Science
Thailand removes marijuana from the list of narcotics and clears up legal confusion
Thailand removed marijuana from the list of narcotics, solving confusion on therapeutic use and making a clear step towards decriminalization of cannabis.
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Society
The Parliament of Latvia supports the concept of banning fur farming
The Parliament of Latvia is open to banning fur farming as 63% of the population disapproves of this industry.
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Health & Science
Ireland will have a once-off public holiday for the COVID-19 before the pandemic is over
Ireland will have a one-off public holiday for remembering deaths and recognizing workers during the Covid-19 pandemic before it's over.
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Society
St Brigid’s Day: Ireland’s new public holiday, the 1st named after a woman
Ireland's government announced it created a new public holiday during St Brigid's day, the first Irish bank holiday named after a woman.
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Society
Australian parent considers changing name of former missing girl to protect her from unwanted attention
The mother and stepfather of Cleo Smith, an Australian girl who was found safe and sound after missing for two weeks, reportedly consider changing her name to protect her from unwanted attention.
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Politics
Peru is planning a state of emergency in Lima
To tackle crime in Lima, officials are planning to declare a state of emergency in Peru's capital city.
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Business
102 millionaires ask leaders at the World Economic Forum to tax the rich
Some millionaires ask world leaders to create a wealth tax. A study estimates it could provide healthcare to 3.6 billion individuals, lift 70% of people below the poverty line and make enough Covid-19 vaccines for the world.
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Business
Singapore refuses public marketing campaigns promoting cryptocurrency trading
Singapore's financial authority says that social media influencers cannot promote cryptocurrency trading services.
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Business
Millions of bottles of wine with a special sticker to avoid destruction in Russia
Last July, Russia passed a law impacting the labeling of alcohol on bottles of wine. Millions of bottles could have been destroyed in 2022, but authorities will allow a special sticker to be put on bottles produced before the legislation passed.
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Politics
Nusantara will replace Jarkarta as the new capital of Indonesia
Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to the island of Borneo. It is called Nusantara.
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