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16/10/2024

A bill presented by the Swedish government proposes to modify the state monopoly on alcohol sales to support small local producers. However, before it can be adopted, this controversial plan, caught between divergent economic and health interests, must receive approval from Brussels and the EU member states.

A bill presented by the Swedish government proposes to modify the state monopoly on alcohol sales to support small local producers. However, before it can be adopted, this controversial plan, caught between divergent economic and health interests, must receive approval from Brussels and the EU membe...

14/10/2024

Alleged scammers used a trading platform that offered residents of the Argentine city of San Pedro the opportunity to double their investment in dollars in a month and a half. An alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme has recently astonished Argentina. A third of the residents of San Pedro, a city of 70,000 located 170 kilometers from Buenos Aires, have reported being victims of a large-scale scam, as reported by the Argentine media Rosario last Tuesday. Rainbowex, a fake trading platform promoted by the Knight Consortium Foundation, a foundation composed of a group of shareholders supposedly operating on the stock exchange and

Alleged scammers used a trading platform that offered residents of the Argentine city of San Pedro the opportunity to double their investment in dollars

02/10/2024

A Swedish court has denied Spotify the right to have employees work night shifts to maintain its audio streaming platform, ruling that the company's services are not essential enough to society to warrant an exception to the country's night work ban.

02/10/2024

Chinese scientists have managed to reverse type 1 diabetes in a patient thanks to a stem cell transplant, marking a significant advance in the treatment of this disease.

02/10/2024

During an online "automotive summit" on September 23, Federal Minister of Economy Robert Habeck, automakers, associations, and unions sought solutions to the crisis facing the German automotive industry.

28/06/2024

Poland's Constitutional Court has ruled that a bill was passed unconstitutionally because two politicians, who had lost their parliamentary seats due to criminal convictions, were excluded from the parliamentary process.

27/06/2024

The illegal sale of strawberries in Sweden has been linked to a sophisticated network of organized crime, with top gang members allegedly using strawberry stands to launder money.

27/06/2024

Japan's Ministry of the Interior and Communications announced on June 25 that it would review the rules governing local taxes, based on a system of donations to the city of one's choice.

24/06/2024

A recap of international news stories by Newsendip: a "blouse tax" in Brazil, the challenge of energy supply in tech, access to abortion in Italy, and more.

23/06/2024

A gym in South Korea has ignited a nationwide controversy by displaying a sign banning "ajumma" (aunties) from using its facilities. The lack of anti-discrimination laws in the country permits organizations to implement such exclusionary policies.

19/06/2024

In 1978, Law 194 legalized abortion in Italy. Nearly 50 years later, Meloni's far-right government has introduced laws to deter women from seeking abortions. Her position recently triggered spats with other European leaders.

19/06/2024

The doctor falsified over 1,000 medical certificates, exempting patients from the obligation to wear a mask. After a long and highly publicized trial, punctuated by outbursts from sympathizers of a far-right movement, she was sentenced to a prison term.