Uruguay legalizes euthanasia: first Latin American country to take historic step

Uruguay legalizes euthanasia: first Latin American country to take historic step

With 20 votes in favor out of 31, Uruguay’s Senate has approved the muerte digna law, making the country the first in Latin America to legalize euthanasia through a legislative process rather than a judicial one. This milestone comes after five years of debates, hearings and testimonies, and consolidates Uruguay’s...

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Mysterious metal object crashes in Australia: found in desert still glowing hot

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Nutri-Score label changes and some producers (including Danone) choose to stop using it
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NASA supercomputer predicts the end of the world: The date that terrifies scientists

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Animals

A paradise for koalas: Australia creates massive national park to save them from extinction

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Stock up on food and flashlights": Why is Germany urging citizens to prepare for war?
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Environment

Kyoto’s famous bamboo forest has been defaced by hundreds of tourist carvings

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Lifestyle

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ChatGPT in therapy: what happens when artificial intelligence confesses?

In recent years, there has been much discussion about the role of artificial intelligence, particularly chatbots like ChatGPT, in psychological...

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