Category: Politics

British monarchy will no longer appear on Australian banknotes
February 3, 2023 No Responses

British monarchy will no longer appear on Australian banknotes

The Reserve Bank of Australia „has decided to update the $5 banknote to feature a new design that honours the culture and history of the First Australians,” instead of the British monarchs. Currently the Australian 5$ banknote features a portrait...
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In France, more than one million people protested against pension reform
February 1, 2023 No Responses

In France, more than one million people protested against pension reform

A reform of France’s pension system raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, has led to a second round of coordinated strikes. On Tuesday, a record number of people, 1,27 million, took it to the streets across France to...
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Pakistan to launch women-only taxi and bus services in Karachi
January 29, 2023 No Responses

Pakistan to launch women-only taxi and bus services in Karachi

Pakistan is a highly patriarchal society, with cultural attitudes and social norms that are perpetuating a hostile environment for women. Some surveys are placing Pakistan among the most countries in the world for women. The government has taken steps to...
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New Zealand’s PM announced her resignation
January 19, 2023 No Responses

New Zealand’s PM announced her resignation

Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, the youngest female head of government in the world, announced she will resign no later than 7 February. Ardern, the leader of the Labour Party, took office in October 2017 and has gained...
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Russian and Belarusian flags banned at Australian Open
January 18, 2023 No Responses

Russian and Belarusian flags banned at Australian Open

The first major of the year, Australian Open is taking place at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. Yesterday, Tennis Australia confirmed a policy change whereby Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned until the end of the Grand Slam...
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence extended to 33 years
December 30, 2022 No Responses

Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence extended to 33 years

Today, a court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption. She has been detained since 2021 and has since faced a series of charges, ending with a...
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Israeli ministers suggest doctors and hotels could refuse gay people
December 27, 2022 No Responses

Israeli ministers suggest doctors and hotels could refuse gay people

Even though lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Israel are considered the most developed in the Middle East, on Sunday a member of the far-right Religious Zionism party, one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming ministers suggested that docto...
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