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Parliament backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing
MEPs backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a stop to greenwashing.
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Tajikistan, Release of Jehovah’s Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, after four years in prison
Jehovah's Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, was released from prison in Tajikistan after serving the full term of his four-year sentence. He had been imprisoned on spurious charges of “inciting religious hatred.”
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Sudan crisis: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows
Amid claims and counter claims, the army has been reportedly attempting to cut the supply lines of the Rapid Support Forces and defend its bases from continued attack. The RSF…
Environment
300 Eiffel Towers are trashed in a year
The crazy consumption of computers, smartphones and all kinds of technological gadgets creates an excessive amount of e-waste Three planets will not be enough for us to collect the new…
Defense
A “sky police” to fight drones in Russia
A special anti-drone police unit has appeared in St. Petersburg. It will be responsible for safety in the sky during mass events, reports the BBC Russian service. "The employees perform…
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Google is adding AI to its Search to outcompete Microsoft’s Bing
The key takeaway from Google I/O 2023 is the fact that the internet search giant is rolling out a bunch
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Germany brought to ECtHR for denying accreditation to a Christian school
A Christian hybrid school provider, based in Laichingen, Germany, is challenging the German state’s restrictive educational system. After the initial application in 2014, the Association for Decentralized Learning was denied…
Europe
Türkey’s elections marked by unlevel playing field yet still competitive, international observers say
Characterized by a high turnout, Türkey’s elections were well-managed and offered voters a choice between genuine political alternatives, but with an unjustified advantage for the for politicians in power
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Spyware – MEPs sound alarm on threat to democracy and demand reforms
EP spyware inquiry committee has adopted its final report and recommendations, condemning spyware abuses in several EU member states and setting out a way forward.
Environment
Salty fines in Greece for disposing of butts in the environment
Disposing of butts into the environment can cause a fire and is therefore absolutely prohibited in the Hellenic Republic. Smoking while driving is not totally prohibited in the Hellenic Republic,…