Macedonia Referendum flop put name deal at risk
A referendum to change the name of Macedonia failed to secure the 50 percent turnout required to make the vote valid, the head of the election commission said on Sunday,…
Professor Peng Liyuan calls for fight to end tuberculosis at UNGA
The 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis was held in New York on September 26. Professor Peng Liyuan, wife…
Distracted Boyfriend meme treats women as “sex objects”, Sweden rules
The distracted boyfriend meme is sexist to both men and women, Sweden’s advertising watchdog has ruled. The country’s ombudsman, Reklamombudsmannen, said that an advert by a software company using the…
Germany convicts member of Western-backed Syrian opposition for ‘war crimes’
CNN: A German court sentenced a member of a Western-backed Syrian armed opposition group on Monday to life imprisonment for “war crimes,” according to court documents. The convict, identified as…