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8·1 day agoI posted that in another thread, but it also fits here to provide a broader picture maybe.
Road traffic death rate (per 100 000 population) according to WHO:
- Africa: 19
- Eastern Mediterranean: 16
- South-East Asia: 16
- Western Pacific: 15
- Americas: 14
- Europe: 7
According to the WHO, a road traffic injuries report says:
- Approximately 1.19 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.
- Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years.
- 92% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though these countries have around 60% of the world’s vehicles.
- More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
- Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
I was referring to the Wikipedia map posted by @wols@lemmy.zip - here again.
Yeah, Europe, Australia, and Canada show the lowest numbers also here, though.
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According to the WHO (which is source of the Wikipedia map), a road traffic injuries report says:
- Approximately 1.19 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.
- Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years.
- 92% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though these countries have around 60% of the world’s vehicles.
- More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
- Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
And:
Road traffic death rate (per 100 000 population) according to WHO:
- Africa: 19
- Eastern Mediterranean: 16
- South-East Asia: 16
- Western Pacific: 15
- Americas: 14
- Europe: 7
Just to get the broader picture, here is a world map displaying the deaths from road injuries.
The number of deaths from road injuries appears to be highest in China and India, Europe is among the regions with lowest numbers.
I’ve seen a few YT videos that tell you the exact opposite.
So you suggest that speed limits would increase traffic deaths? Is this right? Where are these YT videos?
At the time of this writing, the number of victims in Kyiv has increased to 82 people, including at least 10 children, five of them in hospitals, said head of the city’s military administration Tymur Tkachenko.
“… A 6-year-old boy died in an ambulance. He was not pulled out of the other world. At least 10 children injured, five of them in hospitals. The Russians did it. A girl, 5 months old, wounded — she was targeted by the Russians,” he wrote on Telegram, noting that the data are not final.
Who says that Palantir, Pegasus, chat control “are okay” and Trump is our friend? No one says that.
There are a lot of equally critical post here on Lemmy, it’s just that articles critical of Western tech usually don’t trigger whataboutery as it is the case here.
Using Huawei is a big threat to Spanish and European security, which is why it was banned from 5G. It’s all in the article (it makes a good read, btw).
It starts, for example, with your false claim that aspiring Nato members must not apply but are invited. Just read your comments. Stop pro-Russia trolling and get a life.
Several of your statements here in this thread have been proven incorrect already, but you are coming up with the next claim just to maintain a derailed opinion. That doesn’t make sense and it’s waste of time.
Your questions don’t become better if you permanently repeat them while ignoring the answers, supposedly waiting for something you like to hear and read.
Your comments in this thread appear to represent a series of false claims blended with distractions and some forms of whataboutisms. When you then run out of arguments, you even accuse others of not understanding the issue. This is a really absurdly weird 50-cent warrior.
The reason why Austria reconsiders its stance on neutrality and joining Nato is obvious and clearly expressed in the article, and it is, of course, absolutely justified.
The Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network, named after the famous Russian nesting doll, is spreading disinformation on Twitter and Bluesky while posing as The Insider. The false narratives in the network’s latest campaign target Moldovan President Maia Sandu and her ruling Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), as revealed by the bot-monitoring project Bot Blocker (@antibot4navalny).
Specifically, the bot network is circulating four identical fake videos alleging that:
- “Relatives of Moldovan prisoners are being induced to vote for the PAS in exchange for a reduced sentence.”
- Orphans are supposedly being “emancipated” en masse to make them legally eligible to vote for PAS. The text in the video reads: “Sandu and the PAS use teenagers in children’s homes to influence the election.” A full video can be viewed below.
- Prison inmates are reportedly being pressured with threats of worsening conditions if they do not support the ruling party.
- Thousands of dead children will allegedly be used to cast votes, as they are not listed in adult death registries. The exact wording of the post reads: “Sandu is ready to use dead children as voters. Thousands of dead minors could become voters, as they cannot be found among the lists of deceased adults.”
[Screenshots of several of the posts are depicted in the linked article.]
Since the extremist designation, Russian authorities have opened at least 12 criminal cases on charges related to LGBTQ+ activities, according to the independent rights watchdog OVD-Info. These charges are punishable by up to 12 years in prison.
One of the most tragic cases in the wave of prosecutions for “LGBT extremism” is that of 48-year-old Andrei Kotov, whose death in a pre-trial detention center raised serious concerns about the pressure faced by those accused under the anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Kotov was arrested in Moscow in late December 2024 on charges of creating an extremist organization related to his alleged organization of “gay tours.” Authorities added him to the federal terrorists and extremists registry, allowing authorities to freeze his bank accounts without a court order.
Before his death, Kotov said he had been beaten and tortured with an electric shocker in detention.
Since the extremist designation, Russian authorities have opened at least 12 criminal cases on charges related to LGBTQ+ activities, according to the independent rights watchdog OVD-Info. These charges are punishable by up to 12 years in prison.
One of the most tragic cases in the wave of prosecutions for “LGBT extremism” is that of 48-year-old Andrei Kotov, whose death in a pre-trial detention center raised serious concerns about the pressure faced by those accused under the anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Kotov was arrested in Moscow in late December 2024 on charges of creating an extremist organization related to his alleged organization of “gay tours.” Authorities added him to the federal terrorists and extremists registry, allowing authorities to freeze his bank accounts without a court order.
Before his death, Kotov said he had been beaten and tortured with an electric shocker in detention.
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From fear to freedom: LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety in Germany – [2024]
Indian refiner Nayara Energy has just become subject of European Union sanctions over it’s links to Russian oil company Rosneft, just to name a recent example mentioned in the article.
Nah, I am afraid sinking such a ship is bad for the fish and so … secondary sanctions for India and Indian companies would be a better solution and supposedly more effective.
I hate to say that, but India appears to have increasingly become a major supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and thus a threat to Europe. India is today Russia’s second largest trade partner. Driven mainly by cheap Russian oil, with an the overall trading volume that has almost seven-fold since 2022, reaching 66bn euros in 2024.
Yes, after, because the parliament’s approval is a requirement to become law, so ‘before’ isn’t even possible. This is a normal process.
Folks, I don’t know what is so controversial or what your are doing here. I end this discussion.
No worries, mate. Have a great one.