global Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/global/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:02:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Italy Halts Registration of Children of Same-Sex Couples https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/same-sex-parents-in-italy/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/same-sex-parents-in-italy/#respond Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:38:49 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=38594 Madelaine Gray Hundreds have taken to the streets of Milan to protest after Italy’s right-wing government instructed the city council to cease the registration of same-sex parents’ children.  Gay Rights and Same-Sex Parents Italy legalised same-sex civil unions in 2016, but the decision was fiercely opposed by Catholic and conservative

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/same-sex-parents-in-italy/feed/ 0 FIFA criticised over Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sportswashing’ sponsorship of the Women’s World Cup https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/fifa-criticised-over-saudi-arabias-sportswashing-sponsorship-of-the-womens-world-cup/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/fifa-criticised-over-saudi-arabias-sportswashing-sponsorship-of-the-womens-world-cup/#respond Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:51:17 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37457 The co-hosts of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Australia and New Zealand, have criticised FIFA due to a sponsorship from Saudi Arabia’s tourist board, Visit Saudi. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/fifa-criticised-over-saudi-arabias-sportswashing-sponsorship-of-the-womens-world-cup/feed/ 0 Elon Musk cleared of fraud in trial over ‘Funding secured’ tweets https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/elon-musk-cleared-of-fraud-in-trial-over-funding-secured-tweets/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/elon-musk-cleared-of-fraud-in-trial-over-funding-secured-tweets/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:56:25 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37421 Elon Musk has been found not liable in a fraud trial over tweets he made in 2018 claiming that he would take Tesla private.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/elon-musk-cleared-of-fraud-in-trial-over-funding-secured-tweets/feed/ 0 Germany agrees to send tanks to Ukraine https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/germany-agrees-to-send-tanks-to-ukraine/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/germany-agrees-to-send-tanks-to-ukraine/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:22:16 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37117 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden made a joint announcement that the US and Germany will send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/germany-agrees-to-send-tanks-to-ukraine/feed/ 0 Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in exchange for Viktor Bout https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-viktor-bout/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-viktor-bout/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:43:15 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=35784 Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison, in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, after being detained in February 2022 for possessing cannabis oil.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-viktor-bout/feed/ 0 England back out of wearing OneLove armband following FIFA sanctions https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/england-back-out-of-wearing-onelove-armband-following-fifa-sanctions/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/england-back-out-of-wearing-onelove-armband-following-fifa-sanctions/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:19:07 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=34924 Seven European nations, including England and Wales, have backed out of wearing the OneLove Armband, which promotes diversity and inclusion, at the World Cup. This comes after FIFA announces sanctions against individual players.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/england-back-out-of-wearing-onelove-armband-following-fifa-sanctions/feed/ 0 G20: an overview of the 2022 conference https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/g20-an-overview-of-the-2022-conference/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/g20-an-overview-of-the-2022-conference/#respond Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:28:16 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=34047 On the 15th and 16th of November, Bali played host to the G20, a platform for the world's major developed and emerging economies. With the theme ‘Recover Stronger, Recover Together’, this year the group met to discuss a range of pressing global matters.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/g20-an-overview-of-the-2022-conference/feed/ 0 Berlin protesters honour Mahsa Amini https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/berlin-protesters-honour-mahsa-amini/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/berlin-protesters-honour-mahsa-amini/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:54:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=33151 On Saturday 22nd October, a crowd of 80,000 gathered in Berlin to show solidarity with demonstrators in Iran, following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini. Iranian shopkeepers and factory workers also went on strike.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/berlin-protesters-honour-mahsa-amini/feed/ 0 America Leads The Way As Women’s Sport Sponsorships Increase in 2022 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/america-leads-the-way-as-womens-sport-sponsorships-increase-in-2022/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/america-leads-the-way-as-womens-sport-sponsorships-increase-in-2022/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:47:10 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=33146 According to the sports and entertainment intelligence platform, SponsorUnited, sponsorship deals across women’s sports in the U.S. have increased by 20 per cent yearly.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/america-leads-the-way-as-womens-sport-sponsorships-increase-in-2022/feed/ 0 COP27: Collaboration and Critique in Egypt https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/cop27-collaboration-and-critique-in-egypt/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/cop27-collaboration-and-critique-in-egypt/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:38:55 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32823 COP27 demands the attention of international leaders to take progressive steps in integrating economic development in alignment with the UN’s dedication to tackling climate change.  Yet during a period of national turmoil in British politics and economics, what can we hope to see at this year’s conference?

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