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Chinese students targeted by kidnapping scams in Australia

Recently, students in Perth have been targeted by con artists who manipulate them into staging their own kidnappings to extort ransoms from their parents. Since early August, four students aged 18 to 22 and their families have fallen victim to this new scam, which has become increasingly common across Australia.…
June 6, 2024
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The Netherlands halts international adoptions, again

In the Netherlands, adoption from abroad is no longer possible. New ethical considerations explain this choice, which is mirrored in the rest of Europe, where fraudulent adoptions have been overlooked for decades.…
May 29, 2024
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Facial recognition system deemed racist in New Zealand supermarkets

A woman of Māori origin was recently misidentified as a shoplifter in a supermarket testing new facial recognition technology. Far from an isolated event, this incident occurred amidst a broader trend of governments introducing new measures to combat the upsurge in shoplifting.…
April 25, 2024
Dublin Grand Canal at sunset with buildings in the background.

A bill to address sexual exploitation amidst housing crisis in Ireland

Sinn Féin, the Irish Republican and democratic socialist political party, proposes a new amendment to make it an offense for landlords to seek sex-for-rent arrangements as one in eight international students faced accommodation scams amidst a growing housing crisis in Ireland.…
March 11, 2024
A bride and groom in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea exploring loosening laws regarding intrafamily marriage

A recent case in South Korea has sparked a move to ease laws related to consanguineous marriage. The Justice Ministry says it is now considering relaxing a law that prohibits marriage from within eight degrees of relations to four. A decision is expected by the end of the year.…
March 8, 2024
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New Singapore bill aims to tighten criminal procedures

A bill in Singapore includes being able to detain sexual offenders indefinitely if they are still deemed a public threat, the ability for police to search suspects without warrants if necessary, and new rules for forensic medical exams.…
January 22, 2024
Papua New Guinea Parliament

Heated pay dispute in Papua New Guinea leads to series of deadly riots

Shops and cars were set on fire and supermarkets looted after police went on strike over a pay dispute on Wednesday. More than 1,000 national troops are now on standby “to step in wherever necessary”, said Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday, acknowledging that the situation was still “tense.”…
January 11, 2024
A map of Europe shows the intricate borders separating the countries. Now the definition of rape divides officials in the EU.

Consent-based definition of rape creates friction in the EU

Friction has sparked from within the EU, as countries are unable to agree on a definition of rape. The European Parliament (EP) decried the decision of Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and other ministers, to deny the proposal to define rape only according to consent across the EU. The issue remains contested.…
December 6, 2023
The square where Costa Ricans gathered to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the abolition of the military.

Costa Rica celebrated its 75th year without a military

On the 1st of December, Costa Ricans gathered to commemorate the 75 years since the official abolishment of the military. The gathering took place at Abolishment Square, where the former president, José Figueres Ferrer, symbolically destroyed the wall of the former military headquarters with a mace.…
December 5, 2023
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