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Copyright protection ends for first version of Mickey Mouse

Society USA

11. January 2024

Mickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Peter Pan are now in the public domain!

Since January 1st, 2024, a number of copyrighted works from 1928 have entered the public domain in the United States, including the highly anticipated addition of Mickey Mouse, whose likeliness – and its protection – inspired a lengthy extension in copyright laws.

The premiere teatrale of Casanova Opera Pop

Society The World

8. January 2024

Protecting Food, Art and Festivals: 55 Unique Additions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage List

UNESCO recently announced 55 new additions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list - including Italian Opera Singing.

burned fragment of music score from Ausschwitz

Society England

4. January 2024

“The Orchestras of Auschwitz”: This Musical Quilt Honors Holocaust Prisoners

The remnants of more than 200 musical scores arranged and played by orchestras at Auschwitz concentration camp have been “recomposed” into a piece by a British conductor to honor the victims of the Holocaust and make sure that the horrors they experienced are never forgotten.

Society West Africa

3. January 2024

Working Towards Better Internet Access (and More Jobs) in This Region

A $266.5 million project is rolling out in West Africa to accelerate digital transformation, ultimately boosting connectivity, increasing job opportunities, and closing the gender gap in digital skills.

Carrots for sale at local street market, Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, Khorog, Tajikistan

Society Tajikistan

22. December 2023

Lower Poverty Rates, Higher Living Standards Here

Thanks to a series of measures in health and economy departments, the Central Asian country of Tajikistan has improved living standards over the last 20 years, bringing down the poverty rate from 32% in 2009 to 13.4% in 2022.

Justino Piaguage, president of the Siekopai Nation

Society Ecuador

20. December 2023

Historic Win: Ancestral Land Goes Back to Its People

The Ecuadorian government is giving back a piece of the Siekopai people’s ancestral home, recognizing at last an Indigenous population’s right to possess land declared a protected area.

Activist of feminist group FEMEN holds a banner

Society Spain

19. December 2023

More Protection, Less Violence for Women Here

Over the last two decades, there has been a 30% decline in the number of females assassinated in Spain as the country makes progress to curb violence against women.

Technology USA

18. December 2023

Rock Band Lives On Forever, as Avatars!

The iconic rock band Kiss concluded the last show of its farewell tour by replacing the four members with digital avatars, becoming the first American band to recreate itself digitally and, thus, "live" forever.

Society The Philippines

16. December 2023

Fewer People Here Are Feeling Hungry and Poor

The Philippines is observing a decrease both in families that consider themselves to be poor and a decrease in those who said they have recently experienced involuntary hunger.

Black Mamba member, South Africa, close up

Society South Africa

15. December 2023

These Women Work Hard to Save Rhinos

An all-female anti-poaching unit – the first in South Africa – is saving the country’s emblematic rhino from falling prey to poachers without the use of weapons while having a significant impact on local wildlife conservation.