Ayanna Pressley announces reparations legislation
Rep. Ayanna Pressley reintroduced H.R. 40, a bill to study the impacts of slavery and propose reparations for Black Americans, ...
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Japan to halt funding for a UN women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
Japan has decided to freeze voluntary funding for a UN women's rights panel after it called for an end to ...
Pakistani journalists protest after Senate passes bill allowing control over social media content
Pakistan's upper house of parliament passed a controversial bill granting the government powers to suppress freedom of speech on social ...
LA wildfires: Support ‘big, bold and brave legislation’
The article discusses strategies for protecting homes from wildfires, highlighting the importance of defensible space and fire-resistant building materials. Despite ...
Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands
Under new legislation being debated in parliament, hotels on Greek islands may start filling their swimming pools with seawater to ...
Greece bans windowless basements, freezes central Athens licenses in overhaul of short-term rentals
Lawmakers in Greece are debating legislation to tighten rules for short-term rentals, banning the use of converted storage spaces and ...
Fair legislation requires good process
Government introduced a Gene Technology Bill impacting farmers and the international marketplace, seeking to change how GMO risks are managed. ...
Vatican advances beatification process for Belgium's king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
The Vatican has taken the first step towards beatifying Belgium's late King Baudouin, who abdicated for a day rather than ...
A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law
The Australian Senate passed a social media ban for children under 16, making platforms like TikTok and Facebook liable for ...
The Australian Senate debates the world's first social media ban for children under 16
The Australian Senate is debating a ban on children under 16 from social media, with fines for platforms that fail ...
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