From now on, as part of the reforms to the marriage registration system in England and Wales, the name of mothers will appear on marriage certificates, a decision which corrects a historic anomaly in the United Kingdom.
In Japan where mascots are a part of the culture, a new one is now dedicated solely to help citizens curb the spread of COVID-19, and acts as a visible reminder to practice sanitary precautions through the streets of Tokyo.
Manhattan becomes the fourth borough in New York City, United States, to stop prosecuting prostitution and unlicensed massage, helping sex workers and trafficking survivors to feel less stigmatized.
The United Nations teamed up with an artificial intelligence start-up to put technology at the service of peace between Yemen and Libya, using online input from the local population to better assess the situation and negotiate peace agreements in the two war-torn countries.