World's worst: UN urges Uganda to block anti-LQBTQ+ bill
The UN has called on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would provide for harsh punishments for homosexuality, including death and life imprisonment.
"The adoption of this discriminatory law - perhaps among the worst of its kind in the world - is a deeply disturbing development," Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said in a statement.
In the US, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that if the law were to pass, Washington would consider imposing economic sanctions on Uganda.
NATO: The West must prepare to support Ukraine in a long war
Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans for peace in Ukraine and so the West must prepare to provide assistance to Kiev for a long time, the Secretary General of NATO has warned in an interview with the Guardian.
Fierce fighting, currently centered around Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, shows that Russia is willing to "throw in thousands and thousands more troops, for minimal gain," the NATO chief said.
Pension reform! Macron: 'I have no regrets'
Presidenti i Francës Emmanuel Macron iu drejtua vendit të tij të mërkurën pas javësh protestash dhe grevash mbi një plan për të rritur moshën e pensionit nga 62 në 64. Gjatë intervistës së shumëpritur, të transmetuar në televizionin TF1 dhe France 2, Macron i qëndroi fuqishëm idesë së tij.
Reforma e pensioneve do të hyjë në fuqi deri në fund të vitit. Macron tha se rishikimi i diskutueshëm i pensioneve ishte "i nevojshëm" për të balancuar sistemin e pensioneve të Francës gjatë viteve të ardhshme mes ndryshimit të demografisë.
Shkencëtarët kanadezë krijojnë një metodë të re për të zhdukur kimikatet toksike
Researchers at a Canadian university have made a discovery they hope will dramatically shorten the lifespan of thousands of "permanently toxic chemicals" lingering in clothing, household items and the environment.
The chemicals, also known as PFAS, are used for non-stick or stain-resistant surfaces, including clothing, cookware, firefighting foam, and more. But they are also extremely difficult to break down naturally, earning them the name "permanently toxic chemicals."
