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Angola Backs Down On Total Abortion Ban
Angola's ruling party has bowed to public criticism of a proposed law banning all abortions and instead accepted a...
Texas Considers Trans Bathroom Bill For Public Schools
Texas is nearing passage of a law on the use of bathrooms in public schools by transgender children, reviving an issue...
Social Media Firms Faces Huge Hate Speech Fines In Germany
German ministers have approved plans to fine social media firms up to 50m euros ($53.3m; £42.7m) if they fail to...
Bid To Ban Sunday Mass From Public TV In Spain Backfires
Audience figures for Sunday Mass on Spanish public television have soared after a far-left party tried to get the...
Smoking Paradise Japan Tries To Kick the Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out...
Israeli Lawmakers Give Initial Approval To Bills Quieting Mosques
Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to two controversial measures that would limit calls to prayers...
Poor Men To Be Legally Barred From Polygamy
Nigeria’s second most influential Muslim leader – the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has disclosed that there...
Super Bowls Could Skip Texas Over ‘bathroom Bill’
A proposed Texas law that targets transgender people could prompt the NFL to keep future Super Bowls from Dallas and...
Zimbabwe Note Move Stoke Currency Fears
Zimbabwe has launched its own money for the first time since the country’s dollar was abandoned seven years ago amid...
Namibia Proposes Law Banning Foreigners From Buying Land
Namibia has proposed a law that will ban foreigners from buying land in the country. The Land Bill of 2016 is a...
New Law To Give Outgoing Presidents One Month To Exit Bungalows
Parliament is set to pass the amended Presidential Transition Bill on Monday with a new provision that allows an...
How Access To Information Aids The Work Of Parliament
The discourse around access to information has often focused on how it helps in the fight against corruption and in...