Global News Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/global-news/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:29:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Poland demands war reparations from Germany https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/poland-demands-war-reparations-from-germany/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/poland-demands-war-reparations-from-germany/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:26:03 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=33711 Poland has announced that it would like reparations from Germany after the events of World War II. Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau has signed an official note requesting roughly €1.3 trillion in reparations. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/poland-demands-war-reparations-from-germany/feed/ 0 Breaking down the Electoral Count Reform Act currently before the Senate https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/breaking-down-the-electoral-count-reform-act-currently-before-the-senate/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/breaking-down-the-electoral-count-reform-act-currently-before-the-senate/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:09:18 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32027 Since July of this year, two bills have been presented before the Senate calling for the reform of the 1887 Electoral Count Act. Headed by a bipartisan group of senators, the Electoral Count Reform Act seeks to rectify the ambiguity of the existing law which has proven easy to exploit.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/breaking-down-the-electoral-count-reform-act-currently-before-the-senate/feed/ 0 Iranians protest in response to the death of Mahsa Amini https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:03:41 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31655 The women-led protests flared after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police for reportedly failing to wear a hijab.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/feed/ 0 Uvalde School Shooting: Police conduct to be investigated by US Department of Justice https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uvalde-school-shooting-police-conduct-to-be-investigated-by-us-department-of-justice/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uvalde-school-shooting-police-conduct-to-be-investigated-by-us-department-of-justice/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:35:21 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=24993 The police response to the mass shooting at Uvalde elementary school, which killed nineteen children and two teachers, will be investigated by the US Department of Justice.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uvalde-school-shooting-police-conduct-to-be-investigated-by-us-department-of-justice/feed/ 0 Shanghai Government tightens lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/shanghai-government-tightens-lockdown-restrictions-as-covid-19-cases-spike/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/shanghai-government-tightens-lockdown-restrictions-as-covid-19-cases-spike/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:05:37 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=23485 The Shanghai government has extended its city-wide lockdown as Covid-19 cases continue to surge. The Shanghai Health Commission reported 425 locally transmitted cases and 8,581 asymptomatic cases on Monday morning, recording the largest Covid-19 surge in Shanghai since the first outbreak of the virus at the end of 2019.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/shanghai-government-tightens-lockdown-restrictions-as-covid-19-cases-spike/feed/ 0 Will the Australian Federal Budget be enough to decrease domestic violence figures? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/will-the-australian-federal-budget-be-enough-to-decrease-domestic-violence-figures/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/will-the-australian-federal-budget-be-enough-to-decrease-domestic-violence-figures/#respond Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:49:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=23343 The Australian Federal Government has invested a record $1.3 billion as part of a new National Plan to decrease domestic, family and sexual violence between 2022 and 2032.

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