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Heterosexual Pride Day in Brazil: to be or not to be?
August 04, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- City council of the biggest town in South America, Sao Paulo, has approved a law creating a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December. As the lawmakers say, the straight...
Female circumcision is banned in Kurdistan, Iraq
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June 25, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- There is a new law, adopted to protect women from one of the most brutal and severe traditions, widespread among the local Muslim population - female circumcision, in Iraqi Kurdistan. For the first time...
Spain introduces tough new anti-smoking laws
January 03, 2011Smokers in Spain have been banned from lighting up in bars and cafes as the country introduces a tough new anti-smoking legislation. The move has been criticized by hospitality industry representatives. Smokers in Spain are no longer allowed to light...
China bans use of English in print, internet
December 23, 2010Chinese authorities have banned the use of foreign words and phrases – especially English – in Chinese newspapers, books and websites. The ban, reported Wednesday, was issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication, the governing...
French workers vow to keep protesting retirement reform
October 24, 2010Strikes continue in France and the country is bracing for another day of demonstrations next Thursday over a new retirement reform bill that the country's Senate passed on Friday. President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to sign the bill into law soon. ...
Demonstrations continue as French senate debates reform bill
October 21, 2010Demonstrators protesting a proposed French law to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 continued to disrupt France for a seventh day. Some public transport in Paris, and many regional trains were running better than when the protests against raising...
The authorities of Orhei town ask for the reexamination of the Law of brevets
January 25, 2008The Orhei City Council addressed a deman to the authorities of Republic of Moldova in which they aks to urgently reexamine the Law of brevets and institute a moratorium, DECA-press communicates. The demand is addressed to the Parliament, Government...
Official questions UConn's bookkeeping
December 06, 2007A University of Connecticut construction committee official has accused the university of breaking the law by failing to report unfavorable audit findings. Charles Urso has called for an independent audit to look into the university's practice of...
- October 09, 2007
U.S. scientists examining the safety of Tasers used by some law enforcement officers have found the devices are safe, causing few serious injuries. The study, led by Dr. William Bozeman of the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, is believed...
Conn. bishops accept contraceptive law
October 03, 2007Connecticut's Roman Catholic bishops have dropped their opposition to a new law requiring hospitals to give emergency contraception to rape victims. Catholic hospitals in Connecticut already offer the contraception to rape victims, but only if they...