A French road safety association has just launched a campaign inviting men to drive like women in the hope of reducing traffic deaths, and in the process combating the stereotype that they drive better. Safety figures show the opposite: 9 out of 10 fatal traffic accidents in France are caused by men behind the wheel.
A day without nets for the forgiveness of sins
In the jubilee that the Catholic Church will celebrate in 2025, the Vatican will grant plenary indulgence of sins during said holy year to those who help welcome immigrants or abstain for a day as ‘penance’ from social networks, among others. The ordinary holy year is celebrated approximately every 25 years. Pope Francis summoned him with the bull Spes non confundit (Hope does not disappoint).
For Erdogan, Hamas is not a ‘terrorist’ group
Contrary to what many countries in the world think, for the Turkish government, the militants of the Islamist movement Hamas are not “terrorists.” “Calling Hamas (…) a terrorist organization would be cruel,” said the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “On the contrary, Hamas is a resistance organization,” said the president when announcing that more than a thousand militiamen receive medical care in Turkish hospitals.
2023, a lethal year for journalists
2023 was one of the deadliest years for journalists in the world, according to a report published by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Their data indicates that 129 journalists died, most of them covering the war in Gaza. As of October 7, there were 20, compared to the 68 who had been murdered in 2022 in the same period. But because of this confrontation, the scenario is bleak.
Ukrainians outraged by Blinken’s song
It did not go well when the head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, during his visit to kyiv, appeared guitar in hand in a bar performing the song Rocking in the Free World, in support of this country. Several political observers called the timing inappropriate, given delays in U.S. military aid that have caused the Ukrainian military to struggle to withstand the Russian onslaught on Kharkiv.
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