[ad_1] Climate activists defaced a work of art near Germany’s Parliament Saturday in the latest act of vandalism by protestors concerned with environmental policy. Members of The Last Generation threw black liquid over a series of glass plates displaying 19 articles of the German constitution. The protestors then affixed posters …
Read More »Xi, Chinese Communist Party to tighten grip on power as People’s Congress convenes
[ad_1] Thousands of Communist Party members have arrived in Beijing for the beginning of a much-anticipated session of its highest legislative body. The National People’s Congress is set to open on Saturday and expected to continue for approximately two weeks as delegates rubber-stamp a reshuffling of personnel. The legislative meeting …
Read More »Latin American country rejects same-sex marriage in landmark court case; not a ‘human right’
[ad_1] Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled against same-sex marriage, saying that it is not a human right, closing the door to establishing the practice through judicial ruling. “There is a reality, and it is that, until now, the right to equal marriage is no more than an aspiration, even though …
Read More »Tokyo unveils egg-freezing fund for women, fears historic low birth rate has Japan ‘on the brink’ of crisis
[ad_1] Tokyo will start to subsidize egg freezing for women residents in a bid to reverse a catastrophically low birth rate in Japan. “We recognize that the falling birthrate is a critical situation,” said Yoshihiko Isozaki, a deputy chief cabinet secretary, in a briefing Tuesday. “My understanding is that various …
Read More »How the wild dogs of Chernobyl survive — and what humans could learn from them
[ad_1] More than 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying, abandoned buildings in and around the closed plant – somehow still able to find food, breed and survive. Scientists hope that studying these dogs can teach humans new tricks about how to …
Read More »‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius may see early release after upcoming parole meeting: report
[ad_1] Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is once again up for parole and could see an early release “within weeks” after serving half of his 13-year sentence. “We were notified by the department of correctional services about the parole hearing,” Tania Koen, an attorney representing Reeva Steenkamp’s parents, told Sowetan Live. …
Read More »Bodies exhumed from makeshift graves in Ukrainian towns once occupied by Russian troops
[ad_1] The freshly exhumed remains of three men lie in black body bags on the edge of the small cemetery in a town not far from Ukraine’s capital, waiting to be taken to a morgue. None has yet been identified. Ukrainian authorities are still unearthing people who were hastily buried …
Read More »Hong Kong skyscraper fire could mean $64M payout, cause under investigation
[ad_1] Property developers may be in for a financial windfall after their skyscraper erupted into flames in Hong Kong. The 42-story Kimpton Hotel project — now ravaged by the disastrous fire — was expected to boast 500 rooms across 340,000 square feet of interior space. The luxury skyscraper was almost …
Read More »German investigators seize grenades, a crossbow from home of suspected anti-government extremist
[ad_1] German investigators said Friday that they seized weapons, including three hand grenades and a crossbow, from the home of a suspected anti-government extremist that was searched as part of a hate speech probe. Prosecutors said the 55-year-old from Munich, who is believed to be an adherent of the far-right …
Read More »UK couple to remain in custody after authorities find remains of an infant inside a nearby garden shed
[ad_1] A couple whose disappearance sparked a nationwide search in England were ordered to remain in custody Friday after evidence presented during a court hearing revealed that the remains of an infant were found in a garden shed close to where the pair were finally found. Constance Marten, 35, and …
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