- The first person in the world to become a government-recognized cyborg http://io9.com/the-first-person-in-the-world-to-become-a-government-re-1474975237?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 3 comments science
- Australian High Court rules government's world-first plain packaging laws are constitutionally valid and tobacco products will be sold in olive-green packaging by end of 2012. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/big-tobacco-loses-high-court-battle-over-plain-packaging-20120815-247kz.html 128 comments worldnews
- Romania debuts ‘world’s first’ AI government adviser https://www.politico.eu/article/meet-the-first-ai-presidential-advisor-romanian-pm-says-nicolae-ciuca-nicu-sebe-kris-shrishak/ 13 comments europe
- Dubai becomes the World’s first Paperless Government due to Blockchain Technology. https://www.digitaldubai.ae/newsroom/news/hamdan-bin-mohammed-dubai-has-become-the-world-s-first-paperless-government 10 comments cryptocurrency
- Australian court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis, a world first https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/27/australian-court-finds-government-has-duty-to-protect-young-people-from-climate-crisis?cmp=share_iosapp_other 731 comments worldnews
- Armenia to become world’s first country to switch government fleet to solely electric cars https://armenpress.am/eng/news/974108.html?fbclid=iwar1bavj2lezkeoz2l8xcw99qnd-c15yi-3_m7mif4dic4pvgbgauefqgwve 32 comments europe
- Armenia to become world’s first country to switch government fleet to solely electric cars https://armenpress.am/eng/news/974108.html 9 comments europe
- The first government to utilize the power of eugenic biotechnology will take over the world http://www.toqonline.com/2009/07/the-coming-chinese-superstate/ 4 comments technology
- UK government makes history by becoming first nation in the world to declare ‘environment and climate change emergency’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-environment-emergency-commons-motion-mps-vote-latest-a8895451.html 1859 comments worldnews
- Governments around the world weigh thorny question: Who gets the vaccine first? https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/27/covid-vaccine-world-440807 31 comments politics
- Romania debuts ‘world’s first’ AI government adviser (Ion by Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă) https://www.politico.eu/article/meet-the-first-ai-presidential-advisor-romanian-pm-says-nicolae-ciuca-nicu-sebe-kris-shrishak/ 6 comments artificial
- Italy is set to usher in its first far-right government since World War II https://www.npr.org/2022/09/25/1124969934/italy-election-voting-europe 150 comments europe
- Indian government body touts ‘world’s first male contraceptive’ to reduce population [NP] https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/indian-government-body-touts-worlds-first-male-contraceptive-to-reduce-population 22 comments india
- Iran protests: Government uses internet ‘kill-switch’ as tech savvy youth continue to evade digital censorship | Iran rolls out its internet “kill-switch” for the first time, as #MahsaAmini becomes the most popular hashtag in the world. https://news.sky.com/story/iran-protests-government-uses-internet-kill-switch-as-tech-savvy-youth-continue-to-evade-digital-censorship-12723012 21 comments worldnews
- Starting today, e-documents from government Ukrainian app Diia can be used just like regular ones, making a huge step to finally reaching complete Government in a smartphone and Paperless plans, making Ukraine a first country in the world where digital documents are equal to physical ones by law https://itc.ua/news/e-pasporti-v-di%D1%97-ta-zvichajni-dokumenti-vidteper-totozhni/ 21 comments technology
- I have finally released the first revision of my paper on Bitcoin governance. Encompassing the failures & successes of Bitcoin, lessons that can be applied to BCH in a post-ABC world. I hope that it will serve as a guideline for the future to come: https://medium.com/cyber-capital/theory-on-bitcoin-governance-three-stage-model-v-1-0-98a8b83095b0 12 comments btc
- New Zealand claims world first in setting standards for government use of algorithms: Statistics minister says new charter on algorithms – used from traffic lights to police decision-making – an ‘important part of building public trust’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/28/new-zealand-claims-world-first-in-setting-standards-for-government-use-of-algorithms 18 comments worldnews
- The world’s first new drug (Oligomannate) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years – and perhaps the only treatment with the potential to reverse the condition – was approved by the Chinese government on Saturday night https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3036119/china-approves-oligomannate-worlds-first-new-alzheimers-drug-20 4 comments science
- The control room of Chernobyl’s reactor four, the site of the world’s most devastating nuclear catastrophe, is to open to tourists. The Ukrainian government is throwing open the doors of the facility to the public for the first time https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/chernobyl-reactor-four-open-tourists-ukraine-nuclear-disaster-a9129591.html 3 comments worldnews
- UK government recently passed the Space Industry Bill, as it laid regulatory groundwork that will be needed to create an operational spaceport, potentially by 2020. UK also set to create world’s first fully commercial astronaut training ground, with construction expected to start later this year. https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/29/as-uk-fires-up-private-space-industry-space-camp-accelerator-launches/ 70 comments space
- Sweden urged to hold parents who smack children to account: Sweden was the first country in the world to ban the corporal punishment of children. But its legislation does not go far enough, say senior officials, calling on the government to tighten the laws. https://www.thelocal.se/20180215/sweden-urged-to-hold-parents-who-smack-children-to-account 26 comments worldnews
- Chinese cities vie to harness the energy that powers the sun: At least three Chinese cities are vying to host the world’s first experimental nuclear fusion power station after the country’s government threw its weight behind the ambitious project this month. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2125267/chinese-cities-vie-harness-energy-powers-sun 8 comments worldnews
- Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant. Building Britain’s first new nuclear reactor since 1995 will cost twice as much as the 2012 Olympics – and by the time it is finished, nuclear power could be a thing of the past. How could the government strike such... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/21/hinkley-point-c-dreadful-deal-behind-worlds-most-expensive-power-plant 16 comments europe
- Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant. Building Britain’s first new nuclear reactor since 1995 will cost twice as much as the 2012 Olympics – and by the time it is finished, nuclear power could be a thing of the past. How could the government strike such... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/21/hinkley-point-c-dreadful-deal-behind-worlds-most-expensive-power-plant 16 comments worldnews
- A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing starvation, with a million more on the brink of famine http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39025927 4 comments worldnews
- Ukrainian Government To Use the Blockchain Auction For Selling Its Assets: “We would like Ukraine to be the first country in the world that use the blockchain in selling state assets: to sell them transparently at the highest price and to make sure that there’s no place for corruption." http://forklog.net/ukrainian-government-to-use-the-blockchain-auction-for-selling-its-assets/ 3 comments europe
- The state government of Victoria, Australia, will on Tuesday become the first government in the world to formally apologise to people convicted under historical laws against homosexual sex. http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/may/23/victoria-to-become-first-government-to-apologise-for-gay-convictions 21 comments worldnews
- The microscopic world is governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, where the properties of a particle can be completely undetermined and yet strongly correlated with those of other particles. Physicists have observed these so-called Bell correlations for the first time between hundreds of atoms http://phys.org/news/2016-04-atom-properties.html 15 comments science
- Isle of Man could become the world’s first self-driving island: Government wants to turn it into a hub for autonomous car trials http://aiparadigm.com/2016/02/isle-of-man-could-become-the-worlds-first-self-driving-island-government-wants-to-turn-it-into-a-hub-for-autonomous-car-trials/ 30 comments technology
- In India, The World's First Vegetarian City :After monks went on a hunger strike to push for a citywide ban on animal slaughter, the local government declared Palitana a meat-free zone. But the city's Muslims are not happy. http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/in-india-the-world-039-s-first-vegetarian-city/india-palitana-food-meat-fish-gujarat/c3s17132/#.vded6cldxib 147 comments india
- The Nazification of the United States - In pursuit of hegemony over both the world and its own subjects, the US government is shutting down the First Amendment and turning criticism of the government into an act of “domestic extremism,” a capital crime punishable by execution... http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts08272010.html 3 comments politics
- If someone was a suspect in a murder in a first world country one would expect the suspect to be given a fair trial, in a country with no modern justice system one would expect the suspect to be killed by thugs. In Israel the thugs wear uniforms and work for the government. http://www.btselem.org/english/firearms/20100127_killing_of_fatah_members_in_nablus_suspicious.asp 4 comments worldnews
- Mr. Al Gore is poised to become the world’s first “carbon billionaire,” profiteering from government policies he supports that would direct billions of dollars to the business ventures he has invested in. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/business/energy-environment/03gore.html?_r=1 10 comments reddit.com
- Mr. Gore is poised to become the world’s first “carbon billionaire,” profiteering from government policies he supports that would direct billions of dollars to the business ventures he has invested in. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/business/energy-environment/03gore.html 10 comments politics
- World's first fusion reactor will be open in UK by 2040 | "The UK Government has unveiled ambitious plans to build the world's first working nuclear fusion reactor by as early as 2040." https://interestingengineering.com/science/uk-to-get-fusion-2040 223 comments technology
- Costa Rica to completely ban polystyrene due to environmental impact - Signed into law earlier this week, it will come into effect in 2021, the same year the government has said the country will become the first plastic-free and carbon-free country in the world. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/costa-rica-polystyrene-styrofoam-ban-environment-microplastic-law-a9011531.html 116 comments worldnews
- Australian mammal becomes first to go extinct due to climate change | A small brown rat which lived on a tiny island off northern Australia is the world's first mammal known to have become extinct due to "human-induced climate change," the government says https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/20/australia/mammal-climate-change-extinction-intl-trnd/index.html 5 comments worldnews
- G.M. wants the world to believe that it has emerged from its bankruptcy as a smarter, nimbler, more transparent company. And maybe it has. But the Cobalt fiasco does not instill confidence; rather, it reminds people why General Motors had to be saved by the government in the first place. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/opinion/nocera-gms-cobalt-crisis.html 132 comments business
- Norway wealth fund drops €29.4bn amid market rout. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which is Norwegian, has posted its biggest loss in four years, just as the government is preparing to make its first ever withdrawals to plug budget deficits http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/norway-wealth-fund-drops-294bn-amid-market-rout-361965.html 38 comments worldnews
- Governments around the world weigh thorny question: Who gets the vaccine first? (Disinformation campaign. USA is the only country trying to decide which rich fk gets it first) https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/27/covid-vaccine-world-440807?cid=apn 3 comments politics