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Women and low-paid among worst hit by UK coronavirus job cuts
Low-paid workers, young people and women are most likely to have lost work in Britain due to the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus lockdown,…
After-coronavirus, SE Asia strongly favours crackdown on wildlife trade, says WWF
The coronavirus pandemic has generated overwhelming support for the closure of markets selling illegal wildlife across Southeast Asia, an epicenter of the multi-billion-dollar trade, the…
France heading for worst post-war downturn, finance minister warns
France will likely see its worst post-war economic downturn this year, far surpassing the minus 2.2 percent slump seen in 2009 after the global financial…
Bulgaria bans entry to foreigners from almost all the world over coronavirus
European Union member Bulgaria banned entry to its territory to citizens from around the globe except for 19 EU member states, as it battles to…
EU’s von der Leyen calls for ’Marshall Plan’ for Europe
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has urged huge investments in the EU budget amid the coronavirus crisis. Spain’s premier, too,…
Fed’s Bullard says another coronavirus economic relief bill may not be needed
A top official at the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Sunday the $2.3 trillion economic relief bill approved by Congress was appropriately sized and that…
Ireland’s PM returns to medical practice to help in coronavirus crisis
Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar has re-registered as a medical practitioner and will work one shift a week to help out during the coronavirus crisis,…
‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn
Four prominent United Nations system entities have called on countries to protect refugees, migrants, stateless persons and those forcibly displaced by disasters and conflict –…
New EU rules on power adaptors come into force
A new EU regulation on external power supplies aimed at making a range of household appliances, from laptops to electric toothbrushes, more energy efficient entered…
Truck traffic wait times down, but room for improvement
Border checks between the European Union countries were reactivated due to the Coronavirus outbreak, causing major traffic jams along the bloc’s main routes. EU transport ministers…
Millions of women feared at risk of backstreet abortions during pandemic
Millions of women and girls may be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies or risk unsafe backstreet abortions as the coronavirus lockdowns restrict access to family…
Pandemics and violence against women and children
Times of economic uncertainty, civil unrest and disaster are linked to a myriad of risk factors for increased violence against women and children (VAW/C). Pandemics…
EU hopes to mitigate lockdown and help workers with €100 billion fund
The EU is adding more financial firepower to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus lockdowns. This time the European Commission is seeking to help…
Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments
Accounts also linked to Honduras and Indonesia violated policy and were ‘targeted attempt to undermine the public conversation’. Twitter has deleted 20,000 fake accounts linked…
Fighting gangs with jobs, El Salvador non-profit steers youth away from crime
Community cafes and after-school clubs aren’t obvious tools for tackling gang violence but a non-profit picked up a prestigious award on Thursday for the creative…
EU chief ’concerned’ over Hungary virus emergency law
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed ”particular” concern on Thursday over a coronavirus emergency law in Hungary that has given nationalist premier Viktor…
Most people consider becoming vegetarian for their health
Researchers know that people are motivated to be vegetarian for different reasons — the most common in western cultures being health, the environment and animal…
Climate disasters seen increasing conflict risk in large countries
Countries with large populations and low levels of development are most likely to see a rise in the risk of armed conflict after extreme weather…
Coronavirus surfaces in Greek migrant camp
Greece has quarantined a migrant camp near Athens after residents tested positive. The EU is now warning of a spread to other overcrowded Greek island…
Renewable power purchase agreements surge more than 25% in Europe
Renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) made by corporates in Europe totalled 8GW in 2019, up from 5.5GW in 2018. The vast majority (85%) of the…
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