Spain’s Catalonia region has introduced a women’s health initiative that offers millions of women and girls reusable menstrual products for free. The products are provided by the public healthcare system and distributed through pharmacies. Spain’s national government has also taken steps to
A group of Indigenous women from Greenland have sued Denmark, seeking compensation of nearly $6.3 million for being forcibly fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 70s. The group claims that Danish health authorities violated their human rights by fitting
Driving his classic burgundy 1947 Triumph Roadster along the country lanes of the picturesque Channel Island of Jersey, private detective Jim Bergerac was compulsive Sunday night viewing in the 1980s. The much-loved crime show starring John Nettles in the title role of
The BBC’s plans to switch off a 40-year-old radio service will leave nearly a million households having to switch to smart meters to dodge higher heating bills. The broadcaster has sent out the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) since the late 1980s, telling
The British government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda could cost nearly $630 million, plus additional expenses per person deported. The plan aims to deter migrants from making dangerous Channel crossings by sending them to Rwanda for processing. After legal setbacks,
The Dutch government has spent over $180 million dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. This included repatriating victims’ bodies and prosecuting those involved. The flight was shot down using a Russian missile from territory
The Channel migrant crisis is costing taxpayers £15-million-per-day, shocking new figures have revealed. The Home Office is spending £5.4 billion on asylum accommodation and support, estimates from the Treasury show. Labour has accused the Government of blowing its £1billion budget on “asylum
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday granted reparations of more than $56 million to thousands of victims of a convicted commander in the shadowy Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army. The nearly 50,000 victims covered by the order included
More than 100 million Americans tuned in to bid “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” to the doctors, nurses and staff of the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital on this day in history, Feb. 28, 1983. The final episode of the hit TV
The United Nations has reported that over $400 million is required to aid western Afghanistan’s recovery after a severe earthquake last October. The earthquake devastated villages in Herat province, leaving thousands injured and homeless. The report said recovery strategies should prioritize restoring