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Switzerland also allows same-sex marriage

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Switzerland allows same-sex couples to marry and adopt. Sixty-four percent voted in favor of a referendum seeking permission to amend the law.

Switzerland has become the 29th country in the world to legalize heavenly marriage and one of the last countries in Western Europe. Although same-sex couples have so far had civil registration permission for their partnership, this did not give a partner with foreign citizenship equal rights to marriage, including obtaining Swiss citizenship and joint adoption of children.

The law will come into effect from July 1 next year. While the Catholic Bishops’ Conference opposed the law reform, the Protestant Church supported the referendum.

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EU Demands Universal Charger for Phones

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According to a new rule proposed by the European Commission, manufacturers will be required to develop a universal charging solution for phones and small electronic devices (EC).

The goal is to reduce waste by encouraging people to reuse their old chargers when purchasing a new gadget. According to the plan, all smartphones sold in the EU must include USB-C chargers. Apple has stated that such a move would be detrimental to innovation. Apple’s iPhone series has an Apple-designed “Lightning” connector, making it the most popular smartphone with a unique charging port.

“We continue to be concerned that tight regulation mandating only one type of connector stifles rather than encourages innovation, harming consumers in Europe and around the world,” the company told the BBC. It went on to say that by 2030, it wants every Apple device and usage to be carbon neutral.

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Dutch Boy Wins Right for Covid Jab

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Despite his father’s concerns, a 12-year-old child in the Dutch city of Groningen has won a legal battle to get vaccinated against Covid-19 so that he can visit his dying grandma.

A judge concluded that the vaccination would lessen his risks of infecting the woman, who has advanced cancer. Vaccines have been approved for Dutch children aged 12 to 17, however children under the age of 17 require the consent of both parents. Vaccine scepticism is on the rise in the United States.

The boy should be vaccinated as soon as possible, according to Groningen District Court Judge Bart Tromp, because his interests were more essential than his father’s fears. Judge Tromp dismissed the boy’s father’s claims that immunizations were “in the testing phase” and presented hazards to reproductive organs, claiming that they lacked scientific support. While children were less likely to become extremely ill as a result of the infection, he warned that they could have long Covid.

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India, UK to Resolve CoWIN Certification Row

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The UK government has clarified its position on Covishield, stating that the major concern is vaccination certification, not the vaccine itself. Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India, indicated that all sides are in talks to address the issue.

“We’ve established that Covishield isn’t a concern. The UK is welcoming to visitors, and we’ve already seen a large number of visitors from India, whether they’re tourists, businesspeople, or students “According to Ellis. He went on to say that India and the United Kingdom “have been having deep technical discussions regarding certification, with the builders of the CoWIN and NHS apps, about both apps.”

More than 62,500 student visas were issued “in the year ending June 2021,” according to the UK High Commissioner to India, a nearly 30% increase over the previous year. According to UK regulations, Indian travellers who have received both doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) are considered unvaccinated and must complete a 10-day period of self-isolation.

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Georgian Chess Icon Sues Netflix for Queen’s Gambit Portrayal

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Nona Gaprindashvili, a Georgian chess legend, has sued Netflix for defamation, alleging that she was misrepresented in the hit series The Queen’s Gambit.

The case is based on a scene in the final episode of the drama in which Gaprindashvili, aged 80, claims he has never played competitive chess with males. According to the paper, she had faced at least 59 male players by 1968, the year in which the incident is set. The claim was dismissed by Netflix as having “no merit.” Gaprindashvili and her “illustrious career” were treated with “only the utmost respect” by the corporation, which promised to “vigorously defend the case.”

The Queen’s Gambit is based on Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel and follows Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, a fictitious chess player. The series premiered last year and was dubbed “Netflix’s biggest limited scripted series ever” by the streaming service.

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Food inflation hits record high in UK

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Food inflation in the UK hit record highs as the crisis created by Covid and Brexit was reflected in the market.

The country’s economy averaged 3.2 per cent in August, the highest level since 1997. According to the Office of National Statistics, the main reason for this is the rise in food prices.

The Bank of England’s goal was to keep inflation at 2%. It has now surpassed 3.2 per cent.

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Italian village where cats disappear; Police to investigate the mystery

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A special police team has been deployed to investigate the disappearance of cats from an Italian village. Hundreds of cats have gone missing this summer from a village in the Santa Maria del Piano area near Lesignano de’ Bagni in the northern Italian province of Parma.

Luana Giusti, a veterinarian in the area, said there had been complaints of cats going missing since the end of May and that complete information on them had been kept.

In the past few weeks, locals say more than 50 cats have gone missing from homes and public places in the area. Most of the missing are domestic cats.

Authorities believe the cats were stolen, not for sale. Because none of the missing cats are valuable or of the higher species. Cats have not been found dead or injured in road accidents.

A few years ago, a man was caught stealing cats from a nearby area to be used to train hounds. But police say he has no role in the current incident. A team of Italian police, Carabinieri, Forestry Police and local police have launched an investigation into the mysterious sighting of the cats.

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Covid vaccine: Italy ready to give third dose

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Italy says it will begin administering a third dose of Covid 19 immunizations by the end of this month. Health Minister Roberto Sperenza said the third-dose vaccination would give priority to those with the weakest immune system, including cancer patients and transplant recipients.

Speaking to reporters at the end of a two – day meeting of G20 health ministers in Rome, Roberto Sperenza said the country was ready for a third dose of vaccination. Prime Minister Mario Draghi has said that compulsory vaccination is under consideration as protests against vaccination intensify in the country. The government is discussing the possibility of this, he said.

With the delivery of the third dose, the greenpass requirements will be further expanded. Greenpass is a digital certificate for those who have been vaccinated, those who have had a Covid test negative and those who have survived a Covid infection. Greenpass is now mandatory for dining inside restaurants, traveling long distances, and attending cultural and entertainment shows. It will also be extended to workplaces, officials said.

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Drone to measure temperature: People say privacy should not be invaded

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Protest against the controversial move to use drone technology to measure the temperature of seafarers.

As the Covid expansion continued, the controversial project was intended to be implemented off the coast of Ostia, near Rome. The move by the local health authority was to use drones to assess the body temperature and distance of those who come to bathe in the sea for relief in the harsh summer.

The drones were used to measure people’s body temperature from a height of not less than 25 meters from the water level and not less than 30 meters from people. Massive protests erupted in Rome against the project. Protesters said it was an invasion of people’s privacy and called for an end to such practices. But due to the bad weather in the last few days, the controversial decision has been suspended.

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Pink Parking Area for Pregnant Women: Italy

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For the first time in the history of the country, Italy has set aside a special vehicle parking space for pregnant women. As part of the newly implemented order, the transport bill approved by the government provides for special parking for pregnant women and parents of children under the age of two. Ivory parking lots are marked in pink along the main roads.

Penalties have also been increased for the public who park their vehicles illegally in parking lots reserved for the physically challenged. The fines range from 168 euros to 692 euros for such offenses. Officials said the people fully welcome the new reform.

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