How has life changed in Russia and the world over the past month
EVERY DAY WE HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF NEWS, in the flow of which is easy to get lost and miss important. Exactly that is why every month we remember the most significant events of the past 30 days, which have affected life in Russia and other countries. Today we tell what people, events and initiatives have changed our world in April.
The New Yorker will be released with a cover in memory of Prince
The American weekly The New Yorker will release a issue with a purple rain on its cover - this is how the editorial staff will honor the memory of singer Prince, who died at the age of 58 on April 21. The illustration is a reference to the hit album "Purple Rain" and the same-name musical film of 1984, which brought Prince international fame, two statuettes "Grammy" and "Oscar" for the best soundtrack.
Russia launched the Year of Cancer Prevention
In April, the All-Russian Enlightenment Project "Year of Cancer Prevention" was launched, developed by the Cancer Prevention Foundation and the NN Petrov Research Institute of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. By the beginning of the campaign, oncologists and onco-epidemiologists had developed a new system for assessing the risk of cancer and diagnosing cancer, which is called Screen. This is an online service that allows you to identify a risk group based on the cancer of the seven major locations based on a user survey.
Feminists from Almaty held a rally against domestic violence
On April 16, activists of the KazFem initiative group showed a performance on the main street of Almaty to draw attention to the problem of domestic violence. On the pavement sat a girl in a home robe and make-up, imitating bruises and beatings. In response to questions and offers of help, her attendants reassured people ("she herself was to blame") and asked not to interfere in the family business.
Schoolboy - the star of "VKontakte" called for supporting children with cerebral palsy
Shkolnik Stepan Savelyev unexpectedly became famous on the social network VKontakte and outside it: thousands of users responded to the request of Stepan’s mother to support his posts with dinosaurs, which his classmates laughed at. The boy and his mother announced that they would not accept proposals for filming in advertising and other cooperation, but they want to draw all their attention in the right direction: a message appeared on the boy’s page in which he calls his subscribers to help children with cerebral palsy.
Valentina Matvienko opposed unequal pay
The speaker of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, held a meeting with women entrepreneurs in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, at which she spoke out against pay inequalities and positions held between women and men. Matvienko noted that there are positive changes - according to her, the number of companies where executive positions belong only to men is gradually decreasing, and the proportion of women among managers reaches 43%.
adidas refuse plastic bags
On International Earth Day, adidas Group announced its plan to stop using plastic bags in stores around the world, including Russia. Most adidas Performance, adidas Originals and Reebok stores in Moscow will refuse plastic bags by the end of May, and the full transition to paper bags in Russia will take place in July 2016. Thus, adidas Group plans to stop using 70 million plastic bags in more than 14,000 stores annually.
Peter Pavlensky used sex workers in court as witnesses
In St. Petersburg, continues the criminal trial of the artist Peter Pavlensky. With the help of lawyers, he recruited three sex workers in his criminal process, who appeared as defense witnesses and spoke about their attitude to the work of Pavlensky.
Kazakh woman told about a hypocritical attitude towards women in the country
Asel Bayandarova, a dermatologist from Almaty, posted a post in her Facebook where she told how strong patriarchal attitudes and stereotypes about women are in Kazakhstan. According to the girl, the Kazakh woman is “not supposed” to understand the human anatomy and physiology, talk about sex and show her awareness of intimate matters, as this is a sign of sexual experience - but you cannot have any experience, because a decent girl should marry a virgin.
On dollar bills will appear portraits of women who have changed history.
The US Federal Treasury announced that the $ 20 bill in the new design instead of the portrait of the seventh US President Andrew Jackson will have an image of Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 - 1913) - an African-American abolitionist who freed herself from slavery and fought for social reform in the US. Tabmen actively participated in the activities of the Underground Railroad, which transported runaway slaves from the southern states to the north and to Canada: she personally freed more than 300 people and inspired thousands to escape.
Russian photographer Sergei Ponomarev won the Pulitzer Prize
It became known that the Russian photographer Sergey Ponomarev was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the nomination "News Photography". The award was awarded for the collective project of Sergey Ponomarev, Mauricio Lima, Tyler Hicks and Daniel Etter on the refugee crisis in Europe. It is dedicated to Syrian refugees who, during 2015, tried to cross the Mediterranean to get to Europe.
Ministry of Health proposed to ban free abortions
The Ministry of Health of Russia has prepared a project in which it is proposed to remove abortions from a general license for medical assistance in obstetrics and gynecology. This means that artificially terminating a pregnancy at the request of a woman (and not according to medical indications) will be possible only for money.
Russians began to spend more than half of their income on food
According to a report prepared by RANEPA experts, Russians began to spend more than half of their income on food. In February 2016, the share of spending on products reached a peak in the last eight years and amounted to 50.1% of total income. For comparison: the norm of expenditures on food in developed countries with a high standard of living is considered 10-15%. Experts of the RANEPA note that such a high proportion of food expenses is a sign of a significant deterioration in the real economic situation of citizens of the Russian Federation.
In Colombia legalized same-sex marriage
The Constitutional Court of Colombia approved same-sex unions: six out of nine judges voted against the proposal to introduce a formal definition of marriage as a union between a woman and a man. The chairman of the court, Alberto Rojas, said that all people have the inherent right to marry without discrimination.
In France, adopted a law prohibiting the use of the services of sex workers
After two and a half years of debate, the French government approved a law according to which the use of the services of sex workers is a crime. The client, first caught in the purchase of sexual services, will be fined 1,500 euros, for each subsequent time he will have to pay 3,750 euros. Also, violators will be required to attend a course of lectures and seminars, where they will talk about the harm of prostitution to society and the economy.
Uber and the Ministry of Interior launched a joint project to search for missing children
The online taxi ordering service Uber launched a joint project to search for missing children together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Search for Missing Children association. On the cars of drivers registered in the Uber system, with the help of airbrushing will cause portraits of the missing.
Model with Down Syndrome has become the face of Beauty and Pin-Ups cosmetics
Cosmetic brand Beauty & Pin-Ups, specializing in hair care products, presented the face of its new advertising campaign - Katie Mead, a model and former Paralympic athlete. This is the first time that a model with Down syndrome has appeared in a campaign of a beauty brand. Mead has become the face of the new Fearless hair mask (Fearless), which is designed for intensive restoration after any experiments with color and styling. Her photograph is printed on the packaging of the product and is used in advertising.
Siri taught to answer questions related to domestic violence
A recent study found that Siri and other voice assistants installed on major manufacturers' smartphones are completely helpless in topics related to sexual and domestic violence. The Apple developers responded the fastest to the results of the research: now Siri provides a link to the US sexual violence hotline to the relevant requests. According to CNN, Samsung is also working on improving the S Voice assistant.
Students from Pakistan opposed tabbing menstruation
Students from the University of Lahore in Pakistan organized a protest to draw attention to the problem of menstruation. In South Asia, this topic is considered “dirty”, which is why many girls are not only embarrassed to talk about menstruation, but also miss classes: during menstruation, tradition does not allow visiting public places and even your own kitchen, touching sacred objects and taking responsibility work
The FindFace application used for porn actresses
The FindFace service, which allows you to find a person "VKontakte" from a photograph using neural networks, would sooner or later be used precisely to harass people on the Internet. And here is the first major scandal: the “Dvach” imageboard users used the service to find Russian pornographic actresses on the social network - naturally, not with the goal of “finding new friends”, as the application suggests. “Dvachery” began to write girls, insult them and threaten to tell parents and friends about their work, as well as to spread real names and photos of porn actresses in their communities.
Video about discrimination of unmarried women in China
Cosmetic brand SK-ll has released a video dedicated to unmarried Chinese women who are under tremendous pressure from society. Single women over 25-27 years old in China are called "unclaimed", "fastidious" or literally "remnants". Usually these are educated city women, who invest a lot of energy in their careers and self-improvement, consciously approach the choice of a partner and do not want to marry the first person they meet just because it is so accepted.
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