The pledge was aimed at taking profits away from organized crime and regulating the production, distribution, and consumption of a product that millions of Canadians consume illegally
A government statement put the final death toll at 43, up from an initial figure of 31, and said a further 21 people were injured with around 800 left homeless
Considered one of the most stable republics of sub-Saharan Africa, Cameroon is facing an armed separatist movement in its English-speaking regions since 2016, which is added to the political uncertainty after Sunday’s presidential elections
The religiously conservative European Union state currently bans both marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples and does not recognize those performed abroad
Temperatures are likely to rise by 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if global warming continues at its current pace and if the world fails to take rapid and unprecedented measures to stem the increase, the U.N. IPCC reported
As neither candidate won an outright majority, Jair Bolsonaro will face leftist Fernando Haddad, the former mayor of Sao Paulo representing the Workers Party, in a second-round vote on October 28
Built in a contaminated area, which remains largely uninhabitable, it is the first time the site has produced power since 2000 when the nuclear plant was finally shut down
Romania’s referendum on same-sex marriage goes against the European liberal current
In spite of the fact that Romania decriminalized same-sex relations back in 1996 and its Parliament banned all legislation against homosexuality only four years later, there will be a referendum on same-sex marriage
What began as a peaceful movement in 2016 calling for broader recognition of Anglophone teachers and lawyers has opened a deep wound in Cameroon
Fujimori, 80, had been cleared of convictions for human rights abuses by former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Christmas Eve, three days after Kuczynski narrowly survived an impeachment vote