– Two Senate committees in the Kingdom of Belgium have voted and approved a proposal to introduce the right to grant euthanasia for terminally ill children. The proposed law, which still has to go to a vote of the full parliament, would make Belgium the first country in the world to remove the age limit for the procedure. Opponents question whether terminally ill children can reasonably decide to end their own lives. Some argue that it’s too much pressure to put on a child.

– The Consortium 12-12 has a new donation system in use to raise money to help the Philippines. The new system was conceived and developed by Mortier Brigade and to help raise money for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. With the new system, through visualization, donors can select a piece of devastated area on an aerial photo, choose the size of their chosen field that corresponds to the height of the donated amount. The gift is immediately processed through the payment of the Consortium and after a few minutes, the devastated area turns into a re-built homes.