Category: International

Members of the Scottish parliament voted for a law where everyone gets free access to sanitary products. ‘I hope that Belgium follows Scotland in this new law’, says Thijs Smeyers, author of the 2019 Belgian Menstruation from Caritas

Diego Armando Maradona Franco, the Argentinian professional footballer has passed away at the age of 60, due to a cardiac arrest. A God to many football fans, one of the greatest players of all time to others. The year 2020 does not stop surprising us.

The award for the Sports Personality of the Year will not be awarded to the Manchester United player, Marcus Rashford. Despite all his effort to raise awareness for child food poverty, he will receive a special prize for his charity work.

In Bergen, the trial on the death of the two-year-old girl Mawda Shawri began on November 23. She was shot and killed two and a half years ago in a police chase. Two suspected human traffickers are on trial, as is the policeman who shot the fatal bullet.

Testing, in which the patient received first half the dose of the vaccine, and then the full, showed the 90% effectiveness of the drug.

Japanese student group Your Voice Matters petitioned to raise the age of consent in Japan which scores among the lowest ages of consent worldwide

Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays the main character in the series, makes chess look cool again. Her performance increased the popularity of chess but also chess shops enjoy its benefits. More and more chess material is being sold nowadays.

Ben Weyts, Flemish minister of Education, Sports and Animal Welfare, announced that practical courses can take place on campus again. This decision was made together with all Flemish colleges and universities, based on the declining COVID-19 statistics.