Month: May 2017
Taiwan legalizes same sex marriage
Taiwan becomes the first country in Asia to legalize the marriage for same sex couples. The highest court ruled that the law preventing people of the same sex from marrying violates their right for equality. The parliament now has two years to either amend existing laws or to pass new ones. It is yet unsure …
Week in Review (22nd – 26th May)
G7 gathering in Italy
The leaders of the world met last weekend for the G7 gathering in Taormina, Sicily. This gathering was a chance for the leaders to get to know Trump´s stance towards key global issues. There was a lot of disagreement between President Trump and the rest of the G7 on a range of key issues. One …
Online Pirates hack into Disney and steal the new “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced during a town hall meeting on Monday in New York that an upcoming movie was stolen. “Pirates of the Carribean – Dead men tell no tales” will be the fifth instalment in the franchise and is due to be released on May 26th. The last movies were a huge success …
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Week in Review (8th – 12th May)
On may 9th US-President Donald Trump fired the FBI Director James Comey. According to an official statement from the White House this decision was made based on clear recommendation of the attorney general. The president wanted to restore the public trust in the institution FBI. Comey was criticised for the way he handled the investigation around …
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election 2017
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