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Tourists warned against visiting Florida due to ‘openly hostile laws’

They warn that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and gay travellers.

Travel News

Venice cruise ships: Not everyone supports the ban, here's why

In 2021, large ships were barred from entering Venice - but the ban is yet to be enforced.

Travel News

Tourists in this Italian village could be fined €270 for taking selfie

Picturesque Italian villages are suffering from overtourism. Portofino is taking a stand.

Nature

Jolyon Maugham: ‘Laws that permit destruction of the planet are wrong'

What legal tools does the Good Law Project founder's new book Bringing Down Goliath give Brits for defending nature?

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Work

Justice in the metaverse: Can AI and tech speed up court proceedings?

Victoria Quiñones is bringing Colombia’s justice system into the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse.

Spain

Remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader exhumed

The remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera have been exhumed and removed from the Valley of the Cuelgamuros, formerly known as the Valley of the Fallen

France

France’s Constitutional Council to rule on Macron’s pension reform

Protests across France as the country’s Constitutional Council rules on the legitimacy of Macron’s controversial pension reform.

Culture news

Italy planning five-figure fines for monument and art vandalism

The Italian government approved proposed legislation championed by the culture minister that would impose fines starting at €10,000 and as high as €60,000 for those who vandalise artworks or cultural sites

Green News

KLM court case: ‘Misleading’ ads axed - but lawyers aren’t happy

KLM has pulled its ‘Fly Responsibly’ ads - but environmental lawyers fear future greenwashing campaigns.

Culture news

The story behind the trending hashtag #MacronOrdure (#MacronGarbage)

The story of a 50-year-old French woman has been doing the rounds in France and gone viral on Twitter. Here's why...

Green News

Climate paper calls for fossil fuel giants to be charged with homicide

The paper, set to be published in the Harvard Environmental Law Review, says the case is "increasingly compelling".

Travel News

Why is Bali banning tourists from renting motorbikes?

Balinese authorities are 'tidying up’ by cracking down on tourists hiring motorbikes.

World News

Euroviews. What the EU corporate sustainability directive needs to include

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could be key in speeding up the business transformation towards a fairer, greener economy. However, one key part of it is at threat of being watered down or removed, Katie Hill and Wojciech Baginski write.

Food and Drink

Toblerone to lose Matterhorn logo as it’s no longer ‘Swiss’ chocolate

The iconic 4,478m mountain peak will no longer feature in the chocolate bars' packaging, as Toblerone has lost its 'Swissness'.

Spain

Spain approves new law allowing people to freely change gender from 16

Lawmakers in Spain have approved a so-called ‘transgender law' that allows people from 16 years old to change their gender markers through self-declaration.

Culture news

Pornography in France: A new initiative to block access for minors

"2023 is the end of access to pornographic sites for our children," said Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister for Digital Affairs.

Green News

Why are people protesting against Spain’s new animal rights bill?

Pet shops and hunting with dogs are two targets of the new bill.

Green News

Protestors march in Lisbon to defend law against animal abuse

Animal rights defenders marched in Lisbon on Saturday against claims the country's pet protection law is unconstitutional.

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One million in the streets against pension reform in France

At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age.

United Kingdom

'Attack on democracy' as London overrules Scottish gender law

This is the first time the UK government has used its legal powers to block a law that was previously passed by the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh.

Law