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EUIPO, EBAN agreement to empower SMEs

The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and EBAN, the early-stage investors network, signed a collaboration agreement Monday to promote and encourage activities to support smaller businesses.
No more Morias? EU to unveil long-delayed asylum plan

The failure of the European Union’s migration policy could not have been laid out more starkly — an already miserable camp burned and thousands of refugees homeless.
Nine out of 10 UK households recycle regularly, study shows

Nearly nine out of 10 UK households say they “regularly recycle”, with more prepared to further change their lifestyles to help the environment, research reveals.
Supreme Court fight after Ginsburg's death energizes women voters on both sides

Waiting for President Donald Trump to speak at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday, Paulette Fittshur was quick to express her sympathy for the family of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Croatian biologists fear largest Mediterranean clam near extinction

Croatian marine biologists are struggling to save the largest Mediterranean clam from extinction after a precipitous fall in numbers which they say was probably caused by a deadly pathogen.

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22.9.2020 Europe unveils targets for hyped research "missions"

The European Union today revealed proposed objectives for its much-hyped “missions,” which will concentrate research funding on tackling problems in five broad areas: cancer, adapting to climate change, carbon-neutral cities, healthy waters, and soil health
17-9-2020 An ‘uncoordinated’ immune response may explain why COVID-19 strikes some hard, particularly the elderly

Even a world-class orchestra will produce a cacophony if its strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion sections don’t play in harmony. Similarly, the sophisticated human immune system can fail to beat back a pathogen if its many players don’t hit the right notes at the right times.
16.9.2020 Google and FAO launch new Big Data tool for all

Anyone anywhere can access multidimensional maps and statistics showing key climate and environmental trends wherever they are, thanks to a new tool developed by Google and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
16.9.2020 FAO report on food and agriculture indicators underscores lack of progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The world was already off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even harder both to achieve the Goals and to monitor progress where it is being made, according to a new report released today (15 September) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
16.9.2020 The Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5)

The Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5), published by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), offers an authoritative overview of the state of nature.
15.9.2020 Researchers use soy to improve bone cancer treatment

Researchers in recent years have demonstrated the health benefits of soy, linking its consumption to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer and improved bone health.
15.9.2020 Phosphine on Venus – A step forward to understand biomarker molecule

An international team of astronomers detected phosphine (PH3) in the atmosphere of Venus.
14.9.2020 Europe's electricity could be 80% fossil fuel-free by 2030: industry group

As much as 80% of the European Union’s electricity could be fossil fuel-free by 2030, regardless of whether the European economy faces a prolonged economic crisis, industry association Eurelectric said on Monday.
10.9.2020 Fungi used to create 'leather-like' materials

A new biofabrication technology, using fungi, can succeed in developing a leather-type material. This includes the upcycling of low-cost agricultural and forestry by-products.
9.9.2020 Poor environment causes one in eight deaths in Europe

Heatwaves, air and noise pollution contribute to 13 per cent of all deaths in Europe, according to a major assessment on health and environment released Tuesday the EU Environment Agency (EEA).

Week’s highlights

EU launches EUR 1 billion call for green and digital transition
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COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds
18.9.2020
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world’s smartest cities
18.9.2020
Lego is replacing its clear plastic bags with recyclable paper
16.9.2020
OECD: Progress in updating rules on international shipping of plastic waste
15.9.2020

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