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After 33 years languishing in Syrian jails, including the infamous Sednaya nicknamed “the human slaughterhouse”, Suheil Hamawi, a 61-year-old from Lebanon, finally returned home on December 9. He was one of thousands of prisoners freed from Syria’s notorious prison system after Islamist-led rebels seized control of the country. In an emotional homecoming, Suheil’s twin brother … Read more
Top party chiefs in France met with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to discuss a way out of the latest political crisis, in which Prime Minister Michel Barnier was topped after facing a vote of no confidence. The leaders said Macron hopes to name a new PM “within 48 hours”, AFP reported. Heads of the … Read more
Street art used to mean spontaneous scribbles under the cover of darkness; now those images hang in major museums and sell at auction for millions. A new exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris is celebrating the universal language of street art. “We Are Here” features work from around the world, including an installation by … Read more
The deadline for the entry into force of the Regulation for the Cryptoasset Market (MiCA) of the European Union (EU) is scheduled for December 30. And with just three weeks left until the deadline, most countries in the region are not prepared for the legislation. This is according to a group of cryptocurrency and blockchain … Read more
As the world faces a growing number of conflicts, December 12th is Human Rights Day. The UN-sponsored day is meant to raise awareness about basic human rights and violations to those rights. Story by Solange Mougin. Source link
A court in Argentina dropped cases against two French rugby players on Tuesday who had previously been under investigation for allegedly raping a woman they put in a nightclub in July. Their lawyer said the cases had been dropped “because the crime did not exist”. Source link
A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and voodoo religious leaders in his community to avenge his son’s death, according to the government and human rights organizations that almost 200 were killed. Story by Eliza Herbert. Source link
Since last month’s US presidential election, five migrant caravans have formed in southern Mexico. The region is facing a new influx of migrants. While some attempt to cross Mexico on their own, others prefer to wait for appointments with American migration agents. Report by Quentin Duval. Source link
Second-hand is not only becoming more popular for gifts. A study commissioned by the second-hand platform Vinted examined the acceptance of second-hand luxury items. It turned out that over half of those surveyed have already bought second-hand luxury items or are considering doing so. The reason given by the majority (56.6%) was that the items … Read more
New research shows that people are using private jets more and more as taxis to travel increasingly short distances with statistics showing that many journeys cover distances of less than 50 kilometers. Such trips by private jets are up to 14 times more polluting per head than commercial flights and more than 50 times more … Read more