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World celebrates May Day amid ongoing struggles for workers’ rights
May 1, 2025
World celebrates May Day amid ongoing struggles for workers’ rights
On May 1st each year, the world marks International Workers’ Day, a day dedicated to honoring the millions of workers who are the backbone of societies and economies worldwide. This event shines a spotlight on the evolving challenges workers face…
US, Ukraine sign landmark mineral deal
May 1, 2025
US, Ukraine sign landmark mineral deal
The United States and Ukraine have signed a landmark investment agreement to develop Ukraine’s mineral sector, marking a significant step in economic recovery and strategic partnership, Khaama Press reported. Announced on April 30 by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the…
Trees sync up their communication signals prior to solar eclipse
May 1, 2025
Trees sync up their communication signals prior to solar eclipse
A new international study has revealed that spruce trees in northern Italy’s Dolomites synchronize their bioelectrical signals hours before a solar eclipse, indicating a coordinated anticipatory response, Earth.com reported. Led by Professors Alessandro Chiolerio and Monica Gagliano, the research showed…
Tens of millions experience poverty in EU
May 1, 2025
Tens of millions experience poverty in EU
In 2024, approximately 93.3 million people in the European Union—21% of the population—were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, Anadolu Agency reported citing Eurostat. This figure includes individuals living in households facing income poverty, severe material and social deprivation,…
Greece’s dark past exposed after 33 bodies found in civil war-era mass grave
May 1, 2025
Greece’s dark past exposed after 33 bodies found in civil war-era mass grave
During bench installation at a park in Thessaloniki, Greece, workers uncovered 33 skeletons in unmarked burial pits near the Yedi Kule fortress, a site known as a prison where Communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during the 1946–49 Greek Civil…
EU court rules Malta’s golden passport scheme illegal
April 30, 2025
EU court rules Malta’s golden passport scheme illegal
The European Court of Justice has ruled Malta’s citizenship-by-investment scheme, commonly known as the “golden passport” programme, violates EU law. The court found the scheme, which granted Maltese — and thereby EU — citizenship to individuals in exchange for significant…
Europe rights court rejects hearing Tunisian migrant’s arbitrary-detention claim against Italy
April 30, 2025
Europe rights court rejects hearing Tunisian migrant’s arbitrary-detention claim against Italy
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to hear a Tunisian migrant’s claim against Italy for arbitrary detention, ruling that the applicant did not exhaust all available domestic remedies, Jurist News reported. Mansouri, a Tunisian national, was detained…
Early Heatwave Hits South Asia, Signaling a ‘New Normal’ Amid Climate Change
April 30, 2025
Early Heatwave Hits South Asia, Signaling a ‘New Normal’ Amid Climate Change
South Asia is experiencing an early and intense heatwave, with India and Pakistan facing temperatures far above seasonal averages in April, The Guardian reported. Typically, the region’s heat peaks in June, but this year, temperatures have soared prematurely. Delhi has…
Plastic Pollution Causes Brain Damage in Seabirds on Remote Lord Howe Island
April 29, 2025
Plastic Pollution Causes Brain Damage in Seabirds on Remote Lord Howe Island
A recent study by Australian researchers has revealed alarming health impacts of plastic pollution on Sable Shearwater chicks nesting on Lord Howe Island, a remote volcanic island east of Australia, RFA reported. The seabirds, which migrate across the Pacific Ocean,…
African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to accelerate debt restructurings
April 28, 2025
African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to accelerate debt restructurings
African diplomats from eight southern and east African countries have urged the UK government to support a private member’s bill aimed at speeding up debt restructurings for struggling nations, The Guardian reported. Economic crises, including the pandemic, the war in…