A court in Osaka has issued a landmark ruling in favor of victims of a program abolished in 1996 On Tuesday, the Osaka High Court ordered Japan’s central government to pay compensation to three people who underwent forced sterilization as part of a now-defunct eugenics program. The plaintiffs – a hearing-impaired couple in their 70s […]
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First-ever felony charges filed against driver in fatal Autopilot-involved crash
Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after two killed in collision involving ‘self-driving’ car A Tesla limo driver has become the first person to face felony charges in the US for vehicular manslaughter with a partially-automated driving system. His car ran a red light and hit another vehicle, killing both passengers. Kevin George Aziz Riad […]
First-ever ‘suicide pod’ approved, promises no choking feeling
A 3D-printed pod, intended for use in assisted suicide, has successfully passed a legal review in Switzerland and should be ready for operation in the country next year, its creator has said. Euthanasia is legal in the European country, with 1,300 people having had recourse to the procedure in 2020, according to data from its […]
Finland records first-ever case of suspected far-right terrorism
Five men have been detained for allegedly having planned gun and bomb attacks in what the Finnish police believe is the first case of far-right terrorism in the country’s history. The members of the group, which operated in the southwestern town of Kankaanpää, were arrested on Tuesday, having been under surveillance for two years. On […]
Sweden’s first-ever woman PM voted back in days after resigning
The Swedish parliament has again voted in Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. Last week, she resigned the position the same day she assumed it and became the first-ever female head of her country’s government. Andersson, a former finance minister, threw in the towel just seven hours after her election five days ago. She announced her […]
First-ever Communist mayor elected in Austria
The city council in Austria’s second-largest city, Graz, has elected a new mayor. Communist Party member Elke Kahr has become the first Communist leader of a major city in the country. The 60-year-old politician, who has been working in the municipal government for more than 15 years and previously served as vice mayor of Graz, […]





