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Unesco urged to declare Great Barrier Reef ’in danger’
Environmental law groups in the US and Australia are pushing Unesco to place the world heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef on an “in…
EU countries lose €15 billion in tax revenues to counterfeiting, says new report
European member states lose out on €15 billion of tax revenues annually because of counterfeiting, the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) said on Wednesday. The…
Water quality ’excellent’ in 85 pct of Europe’s beaches: EU survey
85% of swimming sites across Europe monitored in 2019 met the EU’s stringent ’excellent’ quality standards, according to this year’s European bathing water quality assessment…
WWF: Major consumer goods giants only sourcing 8% recycled plastics
McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper and Procter & Gamble (P&G) collectively source 4.3 million metric tonnes of plastic annually, of which just 8% comes…
U.N. expert says some are ’starving’ in North Korea
A United Nations human rights expert voiced alarm on Tuesday at what he called ”widespread food shortages and malnutrition” in North Korea, made worse by…
Dementia prevention smartphone app developed in Japan
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…
Overfishing on the rise as global consumption climbs: U.N. agency
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…
Coronavirus: World Bank confirms deepest recession since World War Two
The COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2 per cent this year, representing the deepest recession since World War Two, and triggering a…
Bangladesh garment factories launch COVID-19 testing lab for workers
A laboratory to test garment workers for coronavirus is opening in Bangladesh as manufacturers seek to stem the spread of COVID-19 in factories that produce…
Coronavirus: Hard-hit Sweden admits it could have battled COVID-19 better
The architect of Sweden’s coronavirus strategy today admitted there was ”potential for improvement” over the country’s handling of the crisis. Unlike most of its European…
Swiss gays hope for marriage equality ahead of parliamentary vote
When civil partnerships were legalised in Switzerland in January 2007, gay couple Laurent Marmier and Yves Bugnon completed the paperwork that same month, making them…
Greenpeace calls for investigation into the plastic waste industry
Greenpeace has called for an investigation into the plastic waste industry, following the findings of its latest The Recycling Myth 2.0 report. It says the…
Scandinavian joint venture to specialize in recycling electric vehicle batteries
Norsk Hydro and Northvolt have set up a joint venture that will focus on the recycling of both battery materials and aluminum from Norway’s electric…
Human Rights First: Black Lives Matter, Police Violence is a Human Rights Abuse
Americans of all colors, creeds, and political persuasions are justifiably outraged by the senseless killings by police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed, and…
Coronavirus masks and gloves posing a hazard at recycling centres
Portugal’s largest recycling centre has a problem. Too many people are throwing coronavirus masks and gloves into recycling bins, posing a threat to the workers…
Asia’s plastic-polluted rivers pose a problem for Australia. So scientists are turning to drones
It’s one of 10 rivers in the world that collectively contribute up to 95 per cent of plastic in the ocean. Running for more than…
Survey identifies learning opportunities related to health impacts of climate change
An international survey of Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) membership found that the majority of members–health professions schools and programs, including medical,…
Indian doctors go online to treat patients amid coronavirus outbreak
As India’s health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less critical or chronic diseases, while the…
Spain govt okays basic income scheme to tackle poverty
Spain’s leftwing government approved a minimum basic income scheme on Friday to tackle a spike in poverty stemming from the virus crisis that has forced…
Pandemic puts up to 86mn children at risk of poverty: study
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic could push as many as 86 million more children into poverty by the end of 2020, a joint…
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