Tokyo braces for another major earthquake on the 100th anniversary of the deadly quake
The earthquake that struck the Tokyo region two minutes before noon on September 1, 1923 was so powerful that it destroyed 290,000 houses, 105,385–142,800 people lost their lives, and the damage was estimated at ¥5.5 billion, equivalent to 37% of Japan's gross domestic product in that time.
Seismologists believe there is a 70% chance of a massive earthquake hitting the Tokyo metropolitan area within the next 30 years, killing up to 23,000 people.
Japan is one of the safest countries in the world in terms of safety against such disasters. For example, on March 11, 2011, skyscrapers swayed but remained upright during a magnitude 9 earthquake.
Johannesburg: The number of victims of the fire that broke out in a building rises to 74
The death toll rose to 74 on Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in a building in the South African city of Johannesburg. When the fire broke out, around 1 a.m., the only door that allowed entry and exit to the building was closed, leaving residents with no way out.
About 400 people lived in the building, generally extremely poor migrants and asylum seekers, mainly from Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Paris takes action against tiger mosquitoes
Autoritetet shëndetësore në Paris kanë dezinfektuar zonat e kryeqytetit francez për të vrarë mushkonjat-tigër që mbartin sëmundje. Përhapja e tyre e shpejtë në Europën veriore mendohet se është përshpejtuar nga ndryshimet klimatike.
Insekte të tilla janë të shpeshta në qytetet tropikale, por po bëhen gjithnjë e më të zakonshme në Europë pasi mushkonjat-tigër, që cila mund të bartin viruset e dengës, chikungunya dhe Zika, përhapen nga Azia juglindore.
Deadnaming dhe Misgendering : A do të bëhen së shpejti ilegale në Gjermani?
Përdorues të shumtë të rrjteve sociale dhe faqe të caktuara pretendojnë se qeveria gjermane miratoi së fundmi një ligj për të bërë misgendering dhe deadnaming vepra penale të dënueshme me gjobë deri në 10,000 euro.
Deadnaming - the act of referring to a transgender or non-binary person by a name they used before transitioning. Misgendering - when the wrong language is deliberately used to designate gender, such as pronouns when referring to someone else.
The main aim of the German bill is to facilitate legal gender changes for trans, intersex and non-binary people.
According to the website of the German Ministry for Family Affairs, a person's previously assigned gender should not be revealed or discussed without the person's consent. But there are exceptions to this rule, especially when it comes to law enforcement. The ministry insists that "only intentional behavior is taken into account because careless acts are not sanctioned".
