Kyrgyzstan bans human cremation
President Sadyr Japarov signs law prohibiting cremation of human bodies, redefining crematorium use for medical waste only.
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Former Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) CEO Giovanni Castellucci is convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 collapse of the Ponte Morandi in…
Former Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) CEO Giovanni Castellucci is convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 collapse of the Ponte Morandi in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, which killed 43 people.
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that American citizen Dena Karari has been released from Iran after being detained on espionage charges since 2024.
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that American citizen Dena Karari has been released from Iran after being detained on espionage charges since 2024. Her lawyer, Jared Genser, also confirmed her release.
Rough sleeping is formally decriminalized in England and Wales following the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 by the government of the United Kingdom
The Vagrancy Act 1824 has been repealed, ending the criminalisation of rough sleeping and begging in England and Wales.