The CIS places Alvise Pérez’s party as the sixth force in the European elections: it ties with Junts and surpasses ERC and Bildu

The CIS places Alvise Pérez’s party as the sixth force in the European elections: it ties with Junts and surpasses ERC and Bildu

Alvise Pérez on his YouTube channel The European elections will take place on June 9, almost a month after the Catalan elections and closing the electoral cycle in Spain after the Galician elections in February and the Basque Parliament on April 21. This Tuesday the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) has published the first preview … Read more

Sophia Bush comes out as queer and confirms her relationship with Ashlyn Harris

Sophia Bush comes out as queer and confirms her relationship with Ashlyn Harris

Peacock / Todd Williamson/Peacock via Gett Sophia Bush (right) comes out as queer and confirms being in a relationship with footballer Ashlyn Harris (left). Peacock / Todd Williamson/Peacock via Gett Sophia Bush (right) comes out as queer and confirms she is in a relationship with footballer Ashlyn Harris (left). PEOPLE – Sophia Bush has found … Read more

How do Catalans celebrate Sant Jordi, or Saint George? Romantic!

How do Catalans celebrate Sant Jordi, or Saint George?  Romantic!

The Catalan feast of Saint George, or Sant Jordi, is celebrated on April 23rd and you can think of it as something between Valentine’s Day and our May Day, the time of love. Actually no. It is much prettier, more traditional and more revered. Tradition tells men to present their significant other with roses on … Read more

Older people want the UN to protect their human rights

Older people want the UN to protect their human rights

At work, in healthcare, in stations and on the street, at the bank: in many places older people feel excluded, unprotected and discriminated against because of their age. This has an impact on their well-being, their health and their existence to all. And that affects the entire society. “The problem is becoming increasingly urgent, because … Read more

“We need to see the elderly as people again, and not just as a problem”

“We need to see the elderly as people again, and not just as a problem”

1. Why is a UN treaty for the elderly necessary? Aging is advancing worldwide. By 2070, one in four Flemish citizens is expected to be elderly. This will have an impact on many policy areas. Instead of seeing “old people” solely as recipients of care, the potential of that population group could be highlighted more: … Read more

British parliament approves bill to send migrants to Rwanda – Elderly people want UN to protect their human rights

British parliament approves bill to send migrants to Rwanda – Elderly people want UN to protect their human rights

1. British parliament approves bill to send migrants to Rwanda In the night from Monday to Tuesday, the British Parliament approved a controversial bill that would allow illegal migrants to be deported to Rwanda by plane. read more 2. Older people want the UN to protect their human rights The human rights of the elderly … Read more

V. Adamkus Nature Conservation Award – to A. Reip, the former director of Alytus RATC

V. Adamkus Nature Conservation Award – to A. Reip, the former director of Alytus RATC

This year, the presidential nature conservation award of the Valdas Adamkaus Library and the Dana Gedvilienė Foundation was awarded to the former director of the Alytus Region Waste Management Center, Algirdas Reip. As indicated by the Vytautas the Great University, the prize is awarded to A. Reip for his merits and contribution to the creation … Read more

Two people seriously injured after fire in Ostend terraced house

Two people seriously injured after fire in Ostend terraced house

House fire A serious fire destroyed a house in the Vuurtorenwijk in Ostend on Sunday morning. Two residents were badly burned, two other victims suffered minor injuries. “The mother of the family in particular would be in dire straits.” The fire started shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday morning. Residents of the adjacent apartment building … Read more

ABC News and Ginger Zee Celebrate The Power of Us This Earth Week (Exclusive)

ABC News and Ginger Zee Celebrate The Power of Us This Earth Week (Exclusive)

It’s all too easy to feel powerless when contemplating the long list of environmental concerns impacting life on the planet we all call home, be it climate change, rising sea levels or a depleted ozone layer. That’s precisely why Ginger Zee wanted to send an empowering message when selecting a name for ABC News’s new … Read more