The Daily Populous

Saturday August 23rd, 2025 evening edition

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Based on her life’s philosophy, of course, Rita wouldn’t let a lack of accessibility stop her in her tracks.

Only a year ago, the quirky grandma became the popular ‘Lego Oma,’ when she started to build Lego ramps as part of the ‘Menschen in Hanau’ (Humans in Hanau) initiative.

She approached the organization after reading an article about Corinna Huber, who invented the Lego ramps and started building them in Bielefeld.

People who have Lego at home usually don’t want to give them up because it’s something that goes through all generations.

The Lego ramps aren’t classified as official wheelchair ramps.

According to Rita, her ramps can’t be officially classified as wheelchair ramps in Germany because laws only allow a six percent inclination.

So our ramps don’t qualify as wheelchair ramps, but all city officials support our work and don’t complain.” »

‘Overlooking each other’s history’: Jaishankar takes swipe at US, Pakistan; reminds Bin Laden was found in Abbottabad

Authored by timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday took a sharp swipe at US and Pakistan, saying both countries had a habit of “overlooking history.

”Speaking at Economic Times World Leaders Forum, the foreign minister cited the 2011 US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama bin Laden.

Dr Jaishankar asked.He further underlined that India’s foreign policy was guided by long-term confidence rather than short-term “politics of convenience.” »

Protests as newborn removed from Greenlandic mother after ‘parenting competence’ tests

Authored by theguardian.com
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“Standardised tests should not be used in placement cases involving families with a Greenlandic background.

Brønlund’s case has prompted protests in Greenland, with further protests planned in Nuuk, Copenhagen, Reykjavík and Belfast.

The municipality told her she was “not Greenlandic enough” for the new law banning the tests to apply, despite her being born in Greenland of Greenlandic parents. »