New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets
Supermarkets already ban take-home bags but now thin bags used for vegetables will be outlawed too.
2023-07-03 13:53
Benodebehari Mukherjee: Blind Indian painter's forgotten scroll found after 100 years
Benodebehari Mukherjee who lost his vision entirely at 53 came to define modern art in 20th Century India.
2023-07-03 08:56
Cecily the cat has a lifelong disability. It hasn't stopped her from spreading positivity online through fashionable outfits
Cecily, a disabled cat in Texas, has amassed thousands of online fans by modeling her creative, colorful outfits.
2023-07-02 22:00
Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
2023-07-02 07:50
Rabid bobcat attacks sleeping camper during youth trip at a Connecticut state park, officials say
A rabid bobcat attacked a children's camp leader as he slept in a hammock at a state park, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
2023-07-02 04:18
Abortion regulations and LGBTQ-related legislation among state laws taking effect Saturday
As several state legislative sessions have concluded or are drawing to a close, some of the high-profile legislation enacted by state lawmakers is just taking effect.
2023-07-01 18:27
Seoul Pride Goes Ahead Despite Rising Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
Tens of thousands of people gathered on Saturday afternoon in Seoul for the city’s Pride parade, following months
2023-07-01 18:22
France riots: Nanterre rocked by killing and unrest
The town of Nanterre is shaken by nights of rioting after 17-year-old Nahel was shot by police.
2023-07-01 07:29
Judge clears way for North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to take effect, blocks one provision of law
A federal judge will allow a ban on most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect on Saturday but temporarily blocked one provision included in the law.
2023-07-01 05:30
Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote about babysitters in her student loan opinion
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a concurrence to Friday's ruling striking down President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, defended the Supreme Court conservative majority's use of a controversial legal theory and -- deploying analogies concerning babysitters and grocery store owners -- laid out how she believed the doctrine should be used in the future.
2023-07-01 03:16
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years
Brazil's highest electoral court formed a majority to ban former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro from running for office until 2030 on Friday on charges alleging that he abused his political power and misused of public resources.
2023-07-01 02:15
Supreme Court allows transgender woman's lawsuit against Virginia prison to continue
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for an individual who suffers from gender dysphoria to sue a Virginia men's prison for violating a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
2023-07-01 01:29