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The world's first "wellbeing" budget is unveiled in New Zealand and Hong Kong's LGBT community earns a long-awaited legal victory. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.
The world's first "wellbeing" budget is unveiled in New Zealand and Hong Kong's LGBT community earns a long-awaited legal victory. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.
Schools in Whanganui, a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, will close as teachers join a landmark nationwide strike—the biggest in the country's history.
Schools in Whanganui, a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, will close as teachers join a landmark nationwide strike—the biggest in the country's history.
Estonia introduces a successful free public transport system and Romania will hold an anti-corruption referendum. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.
Estonia introduces a successful free public transport system and Romania will hold an anti-corruption referendum. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.
A fear of migrants, their customs, and, in some cases, the produce they sell at local markets, has propelled the rise of populism and the fame of Matteo Salvini—Deputy Prime Minister of Italy.
A fear of migrants, their customs, and, in some cases, the produce they sell at local markets, has propelled the rise of populism and the fame of Matteo Salvini—Deputy Prime Minister of Italy.
