US abortion ban: CVS, Walmart ration Plan B contraceptive pills as demand surges
Following a surge in demand after the US Supreme Court’s decision to ban abortion, some of the biggest retailers in the country including CVS and...
Top Swiss Bank ‘Credit Suisse’ fined over drugs gang money laundering
A $2 million punishment was levied on Credit Suisse on Monday in a money laundering case connected to a Bulgarian cocaine network. Credit Suisse is...
United Kingdom: More students are experiencing mental health problems in wake of coronavirus pandemic
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, UK universities have reported that more students are experiencing mental health problems. The pandemic has not only exacerbated...
Japan issues first ‘energy shortage warning’ amid soaring temperatures
For the first time ever under a new system, the Japan government issued an “electricity supply shortage warning” on Sunday, stating that the Tokyo area...
Suspension of praying football coach violated his rights: US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court on Monday (June 27) ruled that a Washington state public school district violated rights of a football coach by suspending him...
‘This is our 1937 moment’: Army chief says UK must be prepared to ‘fight war and win’ against Russia
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101-year-old ex-Nazi concentration camp guard gets 5 years in jail
A court in Germany on Tuesday (June 28) handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old former NAZI concentration camp guard. Josef Shuetz, the former...
Queen Elizabeth influenced UK legislations: Report
UK Queen Elizabeth has used an arcane mechanism to influence number of legislations in the recent decades, reports The Guardian. The centuries-old mechanism is called...
Need rescue on the sea? This Spanish city will charge you for it
Basque city in Spain is drafting legislation to charge those needing rescue for costs incurred in cases of negligence or recklessness, as the rescue cost...
Ukraine war: Putin’s Chechen ally Ramzan Kadyrov preparing new battalion
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