New parents are calling for a ticketing rule change after discovering they can’t enter the Games unless infants have their own seats
Category: World
Posted inSecurity
Sidestepping Congress, White House announces Ukraine aid
US defense officials found $300 million for Ukraine through savings on Pentagon purchases. The aid package will include military equipment
Posted inAFP
False GPS signal surge makes life hard for pilots
False GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems are surging near conflict zones such as Ukraine and Iraq
Posted inAFP
Why did Ireland’s referendums on family and women fail?
Ireland rejects proposals to expand the definition of family to include other “durable relationships” and remove “women’s role in the home”
Posted inAFP
France announces bill for assisted dying
Only adults with no psychiatric conditions suffering an incurable and life-threatening illness and are in pain are eligible for euthanasia
Posted inTech
AI tools generate sexist content, warns UN
Men were portrayed in high-status jobs such as teachers, lawyers and doctors; women were frequently prostitutes, cooks or domestic servants
Posted inConsumer
EU strikes deal to ban products made using forced labour
European Union advances toward prohibiting forced labor products in landmark agreement, addressing concerns over imports tied to the Uyghurs
Posted inFamily
143 Greenland women sue Denmark over forced contraception
In the late 1960s and 1970s, some 4,500 young Inuits in Greenland were forced to have an IUD without their consent or that of their family
Posted inWorld
Ukraine says not received over €16 bn from fundraisers
Ukraine said it had not received €16 billion in proceeds from two donor conferences held in Poland in 2022, early in Russia’s invasion
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Australian media hits back as Facebook scraps news deals
News Corp Australasia executive chairman, Michael Miller, said “Meta believes it is above our government and above our laws”