Commemorated on June 12, Russia Day celebrates the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic’s declaration of independence in 1990. Festivities in Moscow this year lacked much patriotic fervor, however. “For me, it’s a holiday of bureaucracy,” an anonymous Muscovite told the Moscow Times. “I never thought...
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Israel’s government approved this week a series of changes to expedite the process of constructing buildings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that has unnerved many of the country’s allies and angered the Palestinian leadership, the Hill reported. The new resolution would...
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Australia’s upper house of parliament approved a bill to hold a referendum on Indigenous rights Monday, clearing the final hurdle for a vote that would enshrine the country’s Indigenous population in the constitution and better represent them in government, the Financial Times reported. The passing of...
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Swiss voters backed a referendum proposing a series of carbon-cutting measures in the country amid worries that Switzerland’s famous glaciers are melting away at an alarming rate, the Evening Standard reported Monday. More than 59 percent of voters supported Sunday’s referendum, which would require Switzerland to...
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The early months of the coronavirus pandemic saw people huddled in their homes as city streets emptied. That was a boon to wildlife and that period saw many animals roaming around freely in cities and suburban or small-town neighborhoods, including pumas, reindeer, and sea lions. It was...
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