• Europe's "Most Severe" Heatwave Due to Climate Change, Says Report

    Source:Al JazeeraThe historic heatwave gripping Europe is part of a dangerous weather trend that can only be explained by human-caused climate change, say scientists from a highly respected international group. The extreme temperatures sweeping across Europe mark the region's "most severe" heatwave ever tracked for the month and would have been "virtually impossible" half a century ago, the World Weather Attribution group said in a report released on Friday.
  • More Than Pride: Japan's Turning Point for LGBTQ+ Rights

    Source: Global VoicesTokyo's Rainbow Pride festival this June has become more than a celebratory festival of visibility. The atmosphere is now electrified as the Japanese Supreme Court is expected to issue its first unified constitutional ruling on same-sex marriage, and LGBTQ+ communities are taking to the streets to push for equal rights to marriage with the slogan: "May love prevail in the Supreme Court" (最高裁で愛が勝つ).

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