Britain’s home secretary said Monday she is seeking “urgent advice” on banning a type of American bully dog, highlighting an attack on a 11-year-old girl over the weekend. Suella Braverman said she has commissioned advice on outlawing American bully XL dogs after
The Chinese government is considering a law that would impose fines, and possibly jail time, on people whose clothing “hurts the feelings” of others. The proposed law, first reported by Bloomberg, was first released in a draft of revisions from the Standing
A video of an apparent conversation between a Valdosta State University baseball player and his head coach is making its rounds across social media. In the leaked video, the unidentified player alleged the coach banned him from being a member of the
The European Union is banning products coming from areas of deforestation beginning in December 2024. Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro believes the new rules are “an affront” of World Trade Organization rules. Brazilian soy and beef lobbies questioned whether the European Commission
Russia has moved a step closer to banning gender changes and reassignment surgery, which its parliament’s leader has said are the “path to the degeneration of the nation”. Yesterday (Friday, July 14) saw the State Duma approve a bill which also bans people
A supermarket chain has been praised by shoppers after it banned self-checkouts because they “limit human interaction” and threaten workers’ jobs. Shoppers praised the chain Sparkle Markets – which operates stores in West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and western Pennsylvania in the United
The United Nations Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Thursday issued a new report that attacked rights of U.S. States to pass legislation banning discrimination against Israel via boycotts and whitewashed the antisemitism of Palestinian political organizations and instead devoted its work to attacking the
The 27 European Union countries on Tuesday formally adopted new rules that should help the bloc reduce its contribution to global deforestation by regulating the trade in a series of products driving the decrease in forested areas across the world. Under the
Portugal’s government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to raise a tobacco-free generation by 2040. “With this amendment, we will start today to protect
The founder and president of a nonprofit that advocates for religious liberty in Canada blasted a proposed law in Ontario that would criminalize protests and “offensive remarks” within a football field-sized area around drag shows and other LGBTQ events. “Liberty Coalition Canada