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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
Professor Askwar Hilonga

The Tanzanian engineer bringing clean water to the Maasai

Professor Askwar Hilonga has developed a sustainable, low-cost water purification system already providing drinking water to more than 400,000 people in East Africa and solves a regional issue with a high concentration of fluoride in water.…
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
A pile of used cigarettes scattered on the floor. New Zealand had a plan to remove all smoking by 2027.

New Zealand to roll back “generational” smoking ban

New Zealand had large-scale plans to enforce a tobacco ban that would reduce smoking by 95% by 2025. The new Prime Minister of New Zealand has said he plans to cancel the ban, citing a number of possible "unintended consequences" as the reason.…
November 28, 2023
Pigeons

In Germany, radical measures to regulate pigeon numbers

The municipal council of the German town of Limburg has approved the mass culling of pigeons to regulate their population. The method used, which involves snapping the pigeons' necks, has sparked outrage among animal rights activists, who describe the decision as "mass murder."…
November 17, 2023
Iced lemon Tea in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, a smashing new lemon trend

Across Hong Kong, iced lemon tea shops have sprung up everywhere. But it may just be part of a bigger picture emerging across the Chinese border up north……
November 16, 2023
Opium poppy field in Afghanistan

Taliban drug ban of opium has far-reaching consequences

The Taliban’s ban of opium production in April 2022 is showing results now. Previously the largest exporter of opium, Afghan farmers must find substitute crops to survive, as the rest of the world may have to find substitutes for opiates.…
November 6, 2023
Hippo in water

Pablo Escobar’s hippo population to be sterilized

The government of Colombia said they would sterilize some of the hippos originally brought by Pablo Escobar. Authorities are considering culling some after they were declared an invasive species last year.…
November 3, 2023