Health
End of smoking in Turkey
No smoking in establishments with retractable roofs either! A draft law by the Turkish Ministry of Health envisages a ban on smoking in Turkey and in those parts of cafes...
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Europe
Dobrota psych hospital allegations revive CRPD calls to end institutions
A complaint by Montenegro’s Human Rights Action, prompted by leaked preliminary findings linked to the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee, has put the Special Psychiatric Hospital in Dobrota back under...
United Nations
Madagascar: ‘Overwhelming’ destruction, surging needs after back-to-back cyclones – WFP
Speaking to reporters from Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, WFP Country Director Tania Goossens said some 400,000 people are facing acute humanitarian needs after the island was hit by back-to-back cyclones in...
Economy
EU Funding at Risk When Public Tenders Impose Faith Tests
When a public authority makes access to a contract, job, or subsidy conditional on a declaration about personal belief or religious practice, the issue is not only constitutional or human-rights...
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Press releases
[Press Release] 300 Scientology Volunteers Distribute 500,000 Drug-Prevention Booklets during Winter Olympics
KINGNEWSWIRE / PRESS RELEASE / MILAN, Italy — 12 February 2026 — A volunteer network of around 300 people (and increasing) has been active since January in a nationwide drug-prevention initiative in Italy,...
United Nations
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
As heavy fighting continues between former allies the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and their allies, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that in parts of...
science-technology
Tiny particles, big impact: towards less invasive brain stimulation
For decades, treating serious brain disorders has often meant making a difficult trade-off. Symptoms could be relieved, but usually at the cost of invasive surgery and implanted electrodes that stay...
Environment
Fire and ice: how satellite data helps illustrate Europe’s changing landscape | Press releases
Press releasePublished 09 Feb 2026ImageRadoslav Sviretsov, REDISCOVER Nature /EEADespite an ice-cold winter with more snow this year, climate change is having a dramatic impact on Europe’s snow cover which is...
United Nations
Child malnutrition hits catastrophic levels in parts of Sudan
According to an alert from the IPC, a global food security monitoring system, thresholds for acute malnutrition were surpassed in two new areas of North Darfur – Um Baru and...
Europe
Ukraine: Civilians injured, miners killed, in separate Russian attacks
Matthias Schmale was “appalled” by the attacks in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv, noting that many more people in several regions – including Dnipro, Odesa and Vinnitsya – are facing power outages. “Systematic attacks by the Russian Federation Armed Forces...