Society

Clément VéritéMarch 2, 2022
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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Newsendip with APMarch 1, 2022
Vatican dads will get paternity leave
Pope Francis announced fathers in Vatican will get three days of paternity leave with full pay.
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Clément VéritéMarch 1, 2022
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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Newsendip with APFebruary 28, 2022
Could a sex trafficking victim argue immunity in court for a homicide in Wisconsin?
Chrystul Kizer killed a man who had been selling her as a prostitute. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin needs to decide whether she can argue in court immunity because she was a sex trafficking victim.
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Newsendip with APFebruary 26, 2022
14.6m Syrians will depend on humanitarian aid in 2022 according to the U.N.
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has never seemed worse according to the UNOCHA. And the situation will unlikely improve soon.
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Newsendip with APFebruary 25, 2022
An international treaty to fight plastic pollution?
The U.N. will discuss a framework to tackle plastic pollution. Expectations are high, but plastic pollution will be far from solved.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 25, 2022
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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Clément VéritéFebruary 25, 2022
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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Clément VéritéFebruary 24, 2022
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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Clément VéritéFebruary 24, 2022
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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Newsendip with APFebruary 23, 2022
Spanish Catholic Church announces inquiry into past and present sexual abuse
The Spanish Catholic Church announced an investigation about past and present sexual abuse. The government is expected to vote a parliamentary inquiry of Church abuses.
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Newsendip with APFebruary 21, 2022
A dozen indigenous women in Panama claim to be victims of forced sterilization
A dozen indigenous women of Panama's Ngobé-Buglé community claim to be victims of forced sterilization.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 21, 2022
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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Newsendip with APFebruary 20, 2022
Colombia to make Hippos, illegally imported by Escobar, an invasive species
Colombia will declare hippopotamus as an invasive species. Hippos were originally imported in Colombia by Pablo Escobar for his property in the 80s.
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Newsendip with APFebruary 19, 2022
Hundreds of volunteers to test a prison in Switzerland before hosting its first inmates
Zurich West Prison in Switzerland will host volunteers during three days as part of a drill before it starts detaining inmates for real.
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Newsendip with APFebruary 17, 2022
Dutch government apologizes for past extreme and systemic violence in Indonesia
The government of Netherlands formally apologized to the people of Indonesia for "systemic and widespread use of extreme violence", distancing itself from the previous official version of sporadic violent acts during the independence war.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 16, 2022
Italy will organize a referendum on 5 laws on justice; not for assisted suicide nor decriminalization of cannabis
Italy approves a referendum on the abrogation of 5 laws in the justice system. Referendum requests about decriminalizing of cannabis and assisted suicide have been rejected.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 14, 2022
Czech activists cut water supply of the Environment Ministry to protest against the Turów coal mine
A group of activists closed the water supply of the Czech Environment Ministry building to protest against the deal made between the Czech Republic and Poland on the Turów coal mine.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 11, 2022
The aftermath of Rayan's death
The story of Rayan moved millions of people who followed the unsuccessful rescue mission of the Moroccan child who fell in an abandoned well. The aftermath and surrounding stories were however much less reported.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 10, 2022
European Commission sues Sweden failing to adopt a gun control directive
Sweden is late for implementing a European Union gun control directive and risks a financial penalty.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 8, 2022
An Italian woman, 70, found dead at home 2 years later
Marinella Beretta, 70, was found dead at least two years after she passed away alone in her house. She has no known living relatives.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 7, 2022
Nagasaki Prefecture mascots asked to be changed for gender equality
The two mascots of Nagasaki Prefecture, Ganba-kun and Ramba-chan, would display gender discrimination as the captain is a boy and the vice-captain is a girl.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 7, 2022
In India, a dispute between students wearing hijab or a saffron scarf
Some hijab-wearing students want to be able to attend classes in junior colleges in the state of Karnataka but other students show their disagreement wearing saffron scarves.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 1, 2022
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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Clément VéritéJanuary 28, 2022
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 storing system for civil nuclear waste.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 26, 2022
Dutch society pressured birth mothers to place their child 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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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 26, 2022
Australia spent US$14m and bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag
Australia bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag allowing the population to use it freely in a respectful manner.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 26, 2022
Australian national day and protests to change the date
Australia national day is contentious as some consider it as the Invasion Day. A majority of Australians seems willing to keep it as is.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 24, 2022
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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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 21, 2022
Young Spanish get money to leave their parents
Spain decides to help its youth with subsidies for renting a place or buying a home in small Spanish towns.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 20, 2022
The parliament of Latvia supports the concept of banning fur farming
Latvia's parliament is open to ban fur farming as 63% of the population disapprove this industry.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 20, 2022
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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Clément VéritéJanuary 20, 2022
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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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 18, 2022
A new theory on who betrayed Anne Frank doesn't convince everybody
Extensive research leads to a new suspect for the betrayal Anne Frank's hideout but some experts remain cautious on the conclusions because concrete evidence lacks to prove the theory.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 18, 2022
British think tank highlights England's regional social-economic gaps
Between 2014 and 2019, the UK government spent 34% less for someone living in the north of England than in London. A think tank denounces regional divide and centralized power.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 14, 2022
The U.S. condemns the FARC to pay $36m for the kidnapping of Íngrid Betancourt
A United States Court sentenced the FARC to compensate the son of Íngrid Betancourt for the emotional distress caused by the kidnapping.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 13, 2022
Modern Human fossils in Ethiopia 33,000 years older than thought
Oldest proof of Homo Sapiens in Eastern Africa is older than thought. Fossils are older than a volcanic eruption 233,000 years ago.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 13, 2022
Chilean lawmakers approve a decade-old reform on water code
Chile has approved a reform on Water Code initiated a decade ago. Water is considered as a national asset for public use but all the country's water management issues won't be solved.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 12, 2022
Portuguese commission on Church sexual abuse cases receives plenty of calls on the 1st day
A commission in Portugal will study sexual abuses in the Catholic Church from 1950 until now.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 12, 2022
Tree planting in Negev desert creates discord in Israel's coalition
In Israel, Arab Bedouins protest against a tree-planting program in Negev desert and may affect Prime Minister's thin majority.
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