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Young people in Portugal up to the age of 35 will soon be able to use a state guarantee to obtain a 100% mortgage when buying their first home. The new measure is an addition to others designed by the government, such as the exemption from a municipal tax on the transfer of property and stamp duty, and is intended to help young people who struggle to enter the property market. The law establishing the conditions for implementing this measure was published on 10 July, but its practical application is still dependent on its regulation, which should happen within 60 days. Young people will be cov...
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Milwaukee (AFP) - Caden Schaefer-Rose will only just be 18 by the time of November's US election, but he is determined to cast his very first presidential vote -- for Donald Trump. The high school student is among a growing number of teens defying liberal stereotypes of America's youngest voters and hopping aboard the Trump train. "I feel like he reflects a lot of my personal values," Schaefer-Rose, wearing mirrored sunglasses, told AFP at a "Youth VoteFest" Wednesday near the Republican National Convention. He first became aware of Trump in 2016, seeing him on television during that year's ra...
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The proportion of women in the European Parliament has decreased for the first time ever, data shows, while the average age has slightly increased. The 720 newly-elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will head to Strasbourg next week for the first plenary session of the 10th legislature. Data from EUMatrix shows that women will account for 38.75% of the MEPs. "It is, in fact, the first time since elections for the European Parliament were held in 1979, that the proportion of women has decreased compared to the previous term," Doru Frantescu, the founder and CEO of the socio-politic...
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The Young V&A, located in Bethnal Green, East London, has won the prestigious Museum of the Year award, securing the £120,000 (€142,000) prize. Formerly known as the Museum of Childhood, the museum reopened in July last year after a three year renovation at a cost of £13 million (€15 million). “The Young V&A has done something completely rare, it’s completely reimagined the museum. It started with its target audience and then it fit all the pieces of the museum – the building, the collection, display, interpretation, exhibitions, learning – around that central focus of young people," says Jenn...
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“My community is my inspiration,” says 17-year-old Beyza, an Earth Prize runner-up. “In Türkiye, we are living the effects of climate change. This region was Mesopotamia, where agriculture and civilisation was born, but now people are struggling with climate change and drought.” While many young people march to demand climate action, Beyza has leveraged her scientific mind by developing a “drought-defying plasma-powered crop solution”. “It’s not good to watch when the big governments can solve these issues - but we are trying to do that and not them,” says 18-year-old Diyar, who is working on ...
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With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour is a sport and training discipline in which practitioners aim to move from one point to another in the fastest and most efficient way possible, using no equipment while performing acrobatic moves. The destruction resulted from Israeli airstrikes following an attack by Hamas on southern Israel, which killed around 1,200 people and led to the capture of 2,450 hostages. The death toll in Gaza since October 7 has exceeded 38,150, with over 87,400 injured, according to Gaza's health ministry.
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By Hillary ORINDE Nairobi (AFP) - Les gaz lacrymogène et les canons à eau des premières manifestations antigouvernementales n'ont pas dissuadé Sarah Njoroge, mobilisée comme de nombreux jeunes Kényans hyperconnectés. Mardi, cette étudiante en psychologie de 21 ans descendra à une nouvelle fois dans les rues de la capitale Nairobi pour faire entendre la voix de la "Génération Z", au coeur d'un mouvement de contestation inédit dans ce pays de d'Afrique de l'Est. Ces dernières années, la jeune femme originaire du bidonville de Kangemi avait vu ses parents interdire à ses frères et soeurs aînés de...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - The US state of Hawaii has reached an historic agreement in response to litigation by youth activists, promising to speed up the de-carbonization of its transport sector to protect their right to a safe and healthy climate. Thirteen young people from across the islands brought the case in June 2022, arguing that their constitutional rights to a life-sustaining climate were being violated. They asked the state government to take action to implement its goals of net negative emissions in the transport system by 2045. "The passion demonstrated by these young people in advocati...
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Young Germans are acutely susceptible to feelings of loneliness in modern society, according to a new study published on Monday as the government launches a campaign highlighting the issue. "Who knew that younger people are among the loneliest after coronavirus. This finally deserves attention," Family Affairs Minister Lisa Paus told the Funke media group of newspapers. "We must take loneliness, including that of young people, seriously and take action," Paus said, noting that the issue also impacts political participation and, ultimately, democracy. According to the study by the Bertelsmann F...
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Young Germans are acutely susceptible to feelings of loneliness in modern society, according to a new study published on Monday as the government launches a campaign highlighting the issue. "Who knew that younger people are among the loneliest after coronavirus. This finally deserves attention," Family Affairs Minister Lisa Paus told the Funke media group of newspapers. "We must take loneliness, including that of young people, seriously and take action," Paus said, noting that the issue also impacts political participation and, ultimately, democracy. According to the study by the Bertelsmann F...
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