The government barely won the motion of no confidence.

After his prime minister rammed through contentious pension reforms without a vote, two parliamentary groups submitted no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron's administration.

After the French government barely escaped two votes of no confidence on Monday, a controv...

Racist attack in Texas Indian American groups flew a red flag in response

The Indian American community has been shocked by the recent reports of four ladies of Indian ancestry being harassed and attacked with racial slurs in Plano, Texas. The event, which was caught on camera in a viral video of four friends getting into an argument in a suburban parking lot after a c...

Environmental groups battle the Bay du Nord oil project in court and before the Norwegian public

In May, several protesters gathered in front of the Equinor offices in Newfoundland and Labrador to voice their opposition to the Bay du Nord oil project's approval.

Even after the federal government approved the Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Newfoundland months ago, environme...

Business groups want Maine DEP to postpone the reporting law for "forever chemicals"

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is being urged by several companies and trade associations to postpone new reporting requirements for products using so-called "forever chemicals." However, the proponent of the new regulation claims that PFAS-using industries had plenty ...

Civil Groups Urge That Individual Users Be Given Rights to Sue U.S. Tech Giants That Observe Violation Under EU Rules

On Tuesday, Privacy International, pan-European consumer group BEUC and many academics said on Tuesday that individual users of technology should have a right to sue U.S. tech giants if they breach landmark EU rules for curbing their power.

This move by the party of 31 groups and academ...

Youth in Singapore call on leaders to accelerate climate action

Environmental groups in Singapore, mostly led by youth have asked the Government to accelerate climate action. The country has announced various initiatives but the youth believe that the country’s actions are not enough.

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• Environmental...

TOKYO ASSEMBLY GROUPS VOTE AGAINST THE CANCELLATION OF SUMMER OLYMPICS

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• Tokyo assembly groups vote against the cancellation of Summer Olympics.
• The Tokyo Metropolitan assembly groups include Tokyoites First, the Liberal Democratic Party, and Komeito, JCP, and CDP.
• The Tokyoites First group su...

GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GROUPS REJECT CALLS TO CLOSE PLANTS AS COVID-19 HITS HARD

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• The top chemical industry trade groups in Germany have been rejecting the calls for closing the plants as a part of the strict covid-19 lockdown
• The chemical maker group said that, the closure of the plants will be counter productive in al...

CHURCH TO SUE SEOUL GOVERNMENT FOR ENFORCING COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING

• The church being the crux of South Korea’s coronavirus resurgence said Friday that it will sue the Seoul Metropolitan Government for enforcing contact tracing.
• Representatives of the Sarang Jeil Church said at a press conference outside the church in Seongbuk, a district ...

OSAKA GOVERNMENT REQUESTS CITIZENS TO REFRAIN FROM DRINKING IN GROUPS OF FIVE OR MORE

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• Osaka government requests citizens to refrain from drinking in groups of five or more.
• The prefecture has been recording an increase in COVID-19 cases.
• Osaka recorded 155 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
• Nightli...

ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS SHOWED HIGHER RISK OF DEATH – UK STUDY SHOWS

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• Office for National Statistics revealed study for UK’s coronavirus related deaths.
• The death rate was higher among specific minority groups in England and Wales.
• ONS examined the data from March until May 15.
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PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS MAKE THE COVID-19 INFECTION WORSE

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• The death rate is directly affected by the number of people having higher risk of catching the disease.
• One must be aware of the serious health issues that can make the person catch the deadly vir...

SIAM, THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS' BODY PUSHES FOR COMMON INDUSTRY FORUM

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• The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) proposed to set up a South Asian automotive forum in a bid to further trade and establish a strong automotive industry in Southern Asia.

• The forum will include the participation of...

Can PM Abiy Ahmed break the ethnic divide of Ethiopia?

Ethnicity has dominated the political choices taken by Ethiopians over the past decades. His recently formed pan-Ethiopian Prosperity Party was about to replace the current ruling coalition, the EPRDF or the National Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples.

Parties, most of them ethni...

Microsoft seized web domains by North Korean hackers

Owning to court orders, Microsoft announced yesterday that it had seized web domains used by North Korea hacking groups in order to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.

According to US technology giant the federal court issued permission to take control...

90,000 Cambodia Garment Workers to Lose Jobs over EU Trade Sanctions

Workers’ Right Groups fear that proposed trade sanctions by the European Union may cause almost 90,000 apparel workers in Cambodia to lose their jobs as brands may outsource elsewhere. 
Cambodia benefits from the ‘Everything but Arms (EBA)’ scheme since 2001, which g...

Team Liquid fail to pass group stages in World Championship

The most amazing prematch cheering from the crowd in group stages didn't happen during games played by European groups Fnatic, G2 Esports, or Splyce. It additionally didn't occur during sports, including Royal Never Give Up or T1, two teams with wide-reaching fan bases. Instead, it happen...