One in five women in Germany at risk of old-age poverty
One in five women over 65 in Germany is at acute risk of poverty, Germany’s Statistics Agency warned on Tuesday ahead of International Women’s Day, meaning that the gap between…
March 2023
French protest pensions reform in record numbers amid energy output threat
The French took to the streets in record numbers on Tuesday to protest the controversial pensions reform for the sixth time since January, with energy sector players promising a ‘hellish’…
Number of women top officials in Austria dropped in 2022
The proportion of women in Austria’s government, the National Council and provincial governments decreased considerably between 2021 and 2022, the Institute for Parliamentarism and Democracy has found. From 2021 to…
Belgian firefighters protest working conditions, pension reform plans
Firefighters from all over Belgium took to the streets of Brussels on Tuesday to protest their current working conditions and the government’s plans to reform the pension system. On Tuesday…
Covid Origins Hearing Opens With Arguments for Lab Leak Theory
At its first public hearing, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic plunged into the politically charged debate over the origins of the virus. Send any friend a story…
Review After Breonna Taylor’s Death Finds Police Discrimination in Louisville
The review, undertaken after a specialized unit killed Breonna Taylor in a botched raid in 2020, paints a damning portrait of a department in crisis. Send any friend a story…
Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Favourites to win upcoming Finnish election, neck-and-neck
The top spot in the upcoming April elections is still up for grabs as three parties are currently neck-and-neck in the race to form a coalition that will most likely…
Polish parliament rejects controversial abortion bill before elections
Parliament rejected a controversial bill that aims to further restrict one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe on Tuesday, with some conservative members of the ruling PiS saying off…
The Brief — Time for a more feminist foreign policy
This International Women’s Day, as in years before, and likely in years to come, women are faced with a long fight ahead of them. Global progress on women’s rights is…