Author: Kirsi Seppänen

Harry Potter -elokuvien nimihahmon esittäjä Daniel Radcliffe on ottanut kantaa kirjailija J.K. Rowlingin Twitter-kommenteista syntyneeseen kohuun. Harry Potterien luojan Rowlingin, 54, katsotaan loukanneen transsukupuolisia ihmisiä…

YK:n ihmisoikeusasioiden korkean edustajan toimiston (OHCHR) edustajan mukaan YK:n turvallisuusneuvoston tulisi harkita uudelleen Pohjois-Korealla asetettuja sanktioita. Edustajan mukaan koronaepidemia on syventänyt Pohjois-Korean taloudellista eristystä. Eristyksen…

Kela on julkaissut verkkosivut koltansaamen kielellä. Koltansaamenkieliset sivut vastaavat sisällöltään aikaisemmin julkaistuja pohjois- ja inarinsaamenkielisiä sivustoja. Saamenkielisillä sivuilla kerrotaan perusasiat Kelan etuuksista ja palveluista saameksi….

Panama has isolated nearly 200 migrants in a jungle camp to contain a novel coronavirus outbreak among a much larger group of Africans, Cubans and…

China’s Education Bureau has taken the rare step of warning Chinese students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume classes in July…

The world is heading for a shortage of the highly prized and super-soft cashmere wool as pashmina goats that live on the ”roof of the…

A government institution has developed a smartphone app designed to prevent elderly people from developing dementia amid restraints on activities outside the home due to…

Coronavirus may have been present and spreading in Wuhan as early as August last year, according to a study that analysed satellite imagery of car…

A group of trade associations and Greenpeace has called on the (UK) government to implement a total ban on so-called oxo-degradable plastics. Oxo-degradable material is…

Today, on World Oceans Day, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released a report pinpointing new insights and concrete actions to address global plastic pollution. In partnership…

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has launched a campaign to manufacture and retail “sustainable and reusable non-medical face coverings” across the world. In partnership with…

Conservationists have warned that the coronavirus pandemic could spark a surge in ocean pollution – adding to a glut of plastic waste that already threatens…

More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United…

Electrolux has pledged to replace all ”high-impact greenhouse gases” from its fridges, freezers, washing machines, and other cooling appliances by 2023, as the white goods…

In the Yarra Ranges, in southeastern Australia, a logging clearcut sits like a scar on the hillside. The largely barren area – a short drive…

Chemical recycling is an environmental health risk and will not solve the plastic crisis, a new report shows. Besides, more than half of carbon in…

As waste management issues have long become an everyday struggle, Central Asia’s largest country is planning to launch the ‘‘Waste-to-energy’’ project to tackle the growing…

Researchers at IIT Mandi claim to have developed a technology for making high efficiency masks using waste pet bottles that are not only more breathable…

France is reportedly looking to increase fines for people caught dropping litter – including face masks and gloves. The proposal comes amid concerns over waste…

Mondelez International intends to start incorporating recycled plastic into the European packaging for its Philadelphia cream cheese brand beginning in 2022. The move is part…