Pollution kills in China
Toxic air causes more than a million premature deaths a year.
Paul De Maeyer
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Saying no to child marriages
Malaysia decides to end the scourge of child brides.
Washington State: The death penalty violates the state constitution
Malaysia is also taking steps toward abolition.
The world of finance bets on cannabis
The legalization of drugs also affects Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry.
There are 2,158 billionaires in the world—and they’re getting richer
The United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) and PricewaterhouseCooopers (PwC) report that their wealth grew by 19 percent last year.
Air pollution — the silent killer in our midst
Polluted air is responsible for 7 million deaths each year.
Report: “Epidemic” number of C-sections worldwide
Since 2000, the number of Caesarean sections has doubled globally, reveals a study published by the journal The Lancet.
Why sustainable fishing is so important
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the proportion of fish stocks caught unsustainably rose from 10 percent in 1974 to 33.1 percent in 2015.
US fertility rates in sharp decline
But neonatal syphilis is on the rise.
One tenth of the world lives in extreme poverty
Yet a new report on poverty by the World Bank reveals that is the lowest rate ever recorded!
A planet of waste: Where does it all go?
According to a recent report by the World Bank, in 2016 the world generated 2.01 billion tons of waste.
No end in sight for the exodus from Venezuela
It's estimated that at least 2.3 million Venezuelans have left their country.
4 million refugee children aren’t going to school
Results of the latest report by an agency of the United Nations
Cases of STDs are on the rise
In 2017, the number of diagnosed cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reached nearly 2.3 million.
The rapid aging of China
The phenomenon is a challenge for the retirement system
France: Cell phones banned at schools
The French government becomes the first to send this "signal to society."
The world is battling plastic bags—but the USA is an anomaly
Ten states have introduced laws that ban the banning of plastic bags.
The fight against AIDS: a “partial success”
There is progress, but prevention is in crisis
Confession (and its seal of secrecy) is under attack
Proposed laws against the sacrament in India and Australia
The map of abortion in Latin America and Europe
Here's what it's like after the Senate of Argentina voted against legalizing abortion