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Scotland’s pro-independence leader, Humza Yousaf, resigned Monday after he broke a coalition agreement with the Green Party over climate action targets, Sky News reported. The Scottish first minister said over the weekend he would not step down. But two no-confidence motions brought by the opposition and...

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The World Briefly

August 29, 2023

The Hunt Begins

Scotland

Volunteer hunters from all over the world arrived in Scotland this week on a mission to locate the Loch Ness Monster, in what is thought to be the biggest hunt for the legendary creature in five decades, the Washington Post reported. The new event has hunters...

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The World Briefly

January 18, 2023

South of the Border

Scotland

The United Kingdom government blocked Scotland’s gender reform bill this week, an unprecedented move that Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described as a “full-frontal attack” on the Scottish parliament, Sky News reported. The issue relates to Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill which was passed by a majority...

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The World Briefly

November 24, 2022

Should We Stay Or Should We Go

Scotland United Kingdom

The UK’s Supreme Court in London ruled Wednesday that Scotland needs consent from the UK Parliament to hold a new independence referendum, throwing cold water on the nation’s prospects of leaving the United Kingdom, CNBC reported. The top court said that the Scottish legislature did not...

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The World Briefly

August 19, 2022

Let There Be Pads

Scotland

Scotland became the first country in the world this week to offer tampons and other menstrual products for free to everyone, as part of a push to end “period poverty,” the Washington Post reported. The products will be available for free in public spaces such as...

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Need to Know

July 01, 2022

Stuck in Neutral

Scotland United Kingdom

Scotland’s first minister and leader of the ruling Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, wants to precipitate a political fight over Scottish independence from the rest of the United Kingdom – she thinks she and the country’s independence cause have been stuck in neutral. A dust-up...

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