The Sarco suicide pod is expected to be soon used for the first time in Switzerland – Copyright AFP Anatolii STEPANOV Nathalie OLOF-ORS An assisted dying group expects a new portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland potentially within months to provide death without medical supervision, they said Wednesday. The...
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NBA bans former Mizzou standout Jontay Porter for life following gambling investigation
By Eli Hoff St. Louis Post-Dispatch Former Missouri men’s basketball standout Jontay Porter has been banned for life by the National Basketball Association for violating rules regarding sports betting. The league announced the ban of Porter, 24, on Wednesday as it concluded an investigation into suspicious betting activity around his performances. The center, who was...
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Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe’s human rights court | CBC News
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves. The European court’s decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have...