Cow dung is the new gold. At least in Andhra Pradesh, the eighth largest state in India. There, six million farming families want to establish a completely pesticide-free agriculture. This could lead to the most...
New Zealand's Labour Party, with top candidate Jacinda Ardern, won 64 of 120 seats in the parliamentary elections. This is the best Labour result in over 50 years. For Ardern, social justice and well-being are...
Gustavo Petro, president-elect of Colombia, announced that he wants to declare a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Colombian Guerilla Groups ELN and Farc-EP to finalise a peace treaty. Since 1964, over 260,000 civilians have...
Vaccinations currently appear to be the only way to end the pandemic - to that extent, recognized experts agree. Still many people are skeptical about the vaccination. Debates are heated, and facts are often lost....
An estimated 3 million people die globally per year due to concomitant diseases or workplace accidents. When thinking about such events, the first thing that comes to mind might be construction sites or hazardous jobs...
The Conservative British government of Boris Johnson has decided to stop giving poor children free school meals during the autumn and Christmas vacations. For many children this is the only warm meal they get during...
Scotland is now providing free bus travel for under 22s as part of a £500 million plan to improve infrastructure and tackle congestion. The scheme, which began in February 2022, will reduce inequality, respond to...
Over 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since 2010 as the death toll continues to rise, with many of those deaths occurring on Fifa World Cup related projects. The figure brings Qatar’s exploitative kafala...
With over 55 percent of the vote, leftist Gabriel Boric was elected the new president of Chile - and the youngest in the country's history. His goal: to move away from authoritarian politics - and...
30-year-old Sarah McBride was elected to the state parliament of Delaware with a majority of 73 percent of the votes. The first transgender senator advocates a socially just health policy, paid sick leave and the...