The potential fall of Roe v Wade explained
A leaked Supreme Court document shows that a right-leaning majority is prepared to overturn the landmark ruling which made access to safe and legal abortions a constitutional right in the US. On Monday, Politico published a leaked Supreme Court document showing that a majority of the right-leaning court is prepared...
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EuroMillions lotto winner sets up climate foundation
After hitting the jackpot on €200m, a French man has used his earnings to start an environmental protection foundation. He remains completely anonymous. Everybody loves to talk about what they’d do if they won the lottery. Most people would be inclined to fulfil their dreams of buying a luxurious penthouse, a...
UK government unveils Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan
The £81 million scheme aims to prioritise prevention, better support victims, and build a stronger system against an issue that impacted 2.3 million people last year alone. In the last year, around 2.3 million people in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse, with around one in five of...
Malawi cuts tax on sanitary pads
The Malawian government has cut the 16.5% tax on sanitary pads to make them more accessible and affordable as part of a mission to end period poverty. Approximately 80% of Malawians live in rural areas of the country. With such a large portion of the population based in rural areas, most...
Mexico rattled by increasing gender-based violence
748 women have disappeared this year alone, an average of seven a day since the beginning of 2022. This has sparked outrage across the country, with many protesting against the authorities they believe to be indifferent about the problem. Deemed the most lethal location on the planet for women prior...
Jamaica demands colonial reparations from UK ahead of Royal visit
Ahead of Prince William and Kate’s visit to Jamaica, over one hundred local leaders have demanded financial reparations from Britain with protestors taking to the streets in agreement. The British Monarchy’s rule over island nations has come under growing scrutiny as many of these countries consider cutting their historical ties...
Climate change to enter the GCSE curriculum in 2025
The Department for Education in the UK is planning to create a new GCSE qualification focused on ecological teachings and how students can help protect the planet. This will reportedly come into effect in 2025. If only we knew then what we know now, right? Perhaps if we’d known the full extent of the threats carried by climate change, we’d have responded with some level of urgency back in the 1950s...
New cyberflashing law to give senders of unsolicited nudes jail time
Cyberflashing will now be considered a criminal offence in the UK and Wales. Offenders risk being punished with the same maximum sentence as indecent exposure. The UK and Wales are cracking down on cyberflashing with a new bill that will land perpetrators up to two years in jail. Cyberflashing is a kind of sexual harassment made possible by mobile phones, social media, dating apps, and wireless image sharing features on smartphones...
Are we appropriately welcoming the uptick in LGBTQ+ identification?
Attributable to our push for a more inclusive future, a new report shows that the percentage of Gen Zers who identify as LGBTQ+ has almost doubled since 2017. Following recent societal regressions, however, this increase could simply indicate that more youth will be exposed to discrimination and its noxious psychological effects. According to Gallup, the percentage of Gen Zers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...
Is the Russian ‘Z’ campaign genuine or state propaganda?
The letter ‘Z’ has been popping up across Russian media, cities, and on military equipment. Whether it is a genuine movement – and what it actually means – is up for debate. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has taken disciplinary action against Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak for showing a letter ‘Z’ while on the medal podium during a World Cup event. Kuliak was stood next to Ukrainian competitor Illia Kovtun...
