The UK bans junk food ads on TV before 9 pm and online anytime from 2025, aiming to tackle childhood obesity. Get all the details on today’s “What’s right with the world”.
What's right: Norway apologizes to Sami people
Norway’s parliament has apologized to the Sami for decades of forced assimilation, marking a historic step. Alongside the apology, new measures will protect Sami culture, language, and land rights. While welcomed by the Sami, critics question economic impacts, and implementation remains under scrutiny. Get all the details on today’s “What’s right with the world”.
What's right: IKEA compensates GDR forced labour victims
IKEA Germany has pledged €6 million to a new fund intended to support victims of forced labor under the former East German Communist regime. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
What's right: Commonwealth acknoledges impact of colonialism
During a summit in Samoa, the 56 nations of the Commonwealth have agreed to launch formal talks on reparations for the slave trade and colonial injustices. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
What's right: The boomerang goes back
In a historic event, important artefacts of the Australian Aborigine Warlpiri community were returned after more than 50 years in Germany. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
What's right: Paris opposes sexism at film sets
The city of Paris obliges film production companies to adhere to its new anti-sexism code. From next year on, production companies filming in Paris must sign a charter against sexist and sexual violence to obtain filming permits. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world?"
What's right: A sausage is a sausage
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that plant-based products can continue using terms traditionally associated with meat, such as "burger" and "sausage," as long as their ingredients are clearly labeled and do not mislead consumers. This decision follows a challenge to a 2021 French law banning terms like "veggie burger." Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
What's Right: Homeless football players competing at the World Cup
The football Homeless World Cup is currently taking place in South Korea’s capital Seoul. The event runs until 28 September and features 56 teams from 44 nations, bringing together 450 players from across the globe who have faced homelessness or other forms of social exclusion.
What's Right: Better working conditions at US Big Tech firms
In the U.S., workers and union negotiators have reached a historic agreement with Apple. An Apple store in Maryland will be the first unionised store in the country. Get all the details on today's "What's Right with the World".
What's right: 7 countries achieve 100% renewable energy supply
Seven countries generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources. In Albania, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Iceland, Nepal, Paraguay and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all energy comes from geothermal, hydro, solar or wind sources. Luxembourg however is far off, ranking last in the European Union.
What's right: Why whales become legal persons
Courts across the globe have started granting personhood to animals, rivers and forests - so that their rights can be protected in court. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".