Parkour environmentalists turn off shop lights in Paris (video)
PARIS, 7 Aug 2022: When night falls in Paris, Kevin Ha and his friends jump, climb and swing along the façades of the French capital’s main shops for fun. But …
Steep Komodo park price hike angers local Indonesians
JAKARTA, 7 Aug 2022: The increase in price to access the Komodo national park has sparked controversy in Indonesia between those who fear the measure will affect tourism negatively and …
Brazil continues controversial ‘Miss BumBum’ contest
SAO PAOLO, 6 Aug 2022: Presentation, fitness and buttocks – these are the criteria for being crowned “Miss BumBum,” a contest held yesterday in Brazil amid a global feminist wave …
Antriretroviral drug supply dries up for India’s HIV patients
NEW DELHI, 6 Aug 2022: A months-long shortage of antiretroviral drugs has forced around a dozen HIV positive people to camp at the headquarters of India’s National Aids Control Organisation …
Vasectomies in Venezuela to spare wives’ distress
CARACAS, 5 Aug 2022: Dressed in just a surgical gown, Armando walked along the corridor leading to the operating room at a family planning centre in Caracas, emerging sterilised shortly …
Needle spiking scare in Spain nightclubs
MADRID, 5 Aug 2022: A recent surge of alleged needle spiking attacks on women in nightclubs across Spain has raised alarms that sexual predators have found a new way to …
Jordan women arise against ‘honour killings’
AMMAN, 5 Aug 2022: Jordanian society is accustomed to news of women and girls being murdered, but the brutality of some of the more recent cases has sparked widespread anger …
Ukraine war creates human trafficking challenge
WARSAW, 4 Aug 2022: Poland is tackling a human trafficking problem that emerged in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – with migrants accepting extreme conditions due to the …
LGBT+ marriage rights stall in Thailand
BANGKOK, 3 Aug 2022: Long seen as a relative haven in Southeast Asia for members of the LGBT+ community, Thailand recently took a significant step towards legalising same sex unions …
Military service exemption plan for BTS to continuing performing
SEOUL, 2 Aug 2022: South Korea’s government is mulling ways to allow members of K-pop group BTS to perform abroad while carrying out mandatory military service. “I believe there is …