Sex workers in Belgium have gained employment rights including the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world.
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SENEGAL: France Finally Admits ‘Thiaroye Massacre’ On 80th Commemoration
Senegalon Sunday commemorated 80 years since the killing of scores of African troops by French forces that the former colonial master acknowledged this week had been a “massacre”.
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AUSTRALIA: World-First Law Banning Under-16s From Social Media Passes
Australia’s parliament is the first to pass a law that will aim to do what many parents struggled with -curb children’s use of social media. The new law was drafted in response to what the Labour prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says is a “clear, causal link between the rise of social media and the harm [to] the mental health of young Australians.”
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Alabama A&M University Falsely Announces Death Of Athlete On Life Support
Alabama A&M University officials have been forced to retract the news announcing the death of an injured athlete and apologize for the faux pas.
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UK: Content Creator Arrested For Stalking In Manchester
A man who filmed women on nights out without their knowledge and shared them on social media, gaining millions of views and attracted misogynistic comments has been arrested in Bradford after the comments about the clips led to a police inquiry.
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GEORGIA: Former Manchester City FC Striker Set To be Next President
Former Manchester City FC player, Mikheil Kavelashvili has been picked by the Georgia Dream Party as its presidential candidate following its controversial election victory that has sparked protests and led to the opposition parties’ boycott of the parliament.
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KENYA: Nation Less Open To Visitors Despite Visa-Free Policy – AVOI
Kenya has dropped 17 places to 46th out of 54 nations according the 2024 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI)in the latest rankings of how receptive to visitors from other African countries it has been since introducing a “visa-free policy” earlier this year.
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‘We knew Christmas before you’ – Ethiopian Dawit Giorgis Respond To Bandaid @40
Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and Irish pop music past and present are once again asking whether Ethiopians know it is Christmas.
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ICC Issues Arrest warrants For Netanyahu, Gallant For Alleged War Crimes
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as the military commander of Hamas.
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Inmate On Murder Charges Accused Of Impregnating Two Prison Workers
A North Carolina inmate said to be the state’s highest-ranking notorious blood gang member has been accused of impregnating two former jail employees.
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