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China: New Hong Kong Law a Roadmap for Repression
Hong Kong authorities have rapidly begun to apply the new National Security Law to prosecute peaceful speech, curtail academic freedom, and generate a chilling effect…
Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
Human trafficking is a problem in Malawi, with teenage boys forced to work as farm labourers, and young women to sexual exploitation in nightclubs or…
Lack of trust could derail EU UK environment agreement
A group of MPs has urged the UK Government to overcome barriers to enshrining strong environmental legislation as part of trade agreements with the European…
Highway made from plastic waste begins construction in Carlisle
Construction of the ”UK’s first” highway made partly from waste plastic is now underway in Carlisle, where asphalt specialist MacRebur is working with Cumbria County…
Pandemic to bring surge in child wasting cases: UN
The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic will see nearly seven million more children experience stunting as a result of malnutrition,…
Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities
Cities have proved to be “ground zero” the world over for the ntia, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to “rethink and…
Stigma around HIV still rampant in U.S., study finds
Nearly nine out of 10 Americans believe there is still stigma around HIV, while 59% think it is important to be careful around people who…
China’s new green development fund raises $12 billion in phase 1
China’s first dedicated environmental fund, which will invest in green projects and firms, has already raised 88 billion yuan ($12.59 billion) in its first phase,…
New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China’s new national security law for the territory. The widely criticised law…
Australian regulator sues Google over expanded personal data use
Australia’s competition regulator has launched court proceedings against Alphabet’s Google for allegedly misleading consumers about the expanded use of personal data for targeted advertising. The…
Extreme heat and COVID-19 make for a dangerous climate mix
From the start, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed America’s social and economic inequality in stark relief, with people of color, the elderly and people with…
Temperatures at Norway’s Arctic archipelago hit record high
Temperatures at Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, about midway between the mainland and the North Pole, hit a record high of 21.7 degrees Celsius on Friday, Norway’s…
Naples region hits businesses with €1,000 fines for not wearing masks
Three businesses in the southern Italian city of Salerno, south of Naples, are the first to fall foul of tough new anti-coronavirus regulations imposed by…
US doubles spending on potential virus vaccine to nearly $1 billion
The United States has doubled its investment — to nearly $1 billion — to expedite development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by American firm Moderna,…
Green transition fund should be performance-related: EU auditors
A proposal amending the EU’s Just Transition Fund needs to establish a clearer link to the EU’s climate and environmental goals, according to an Opinion…
Brexit: UK-EU trade deal looking unlikely, says Michel Barnier
The EU’s top Brexit negotiator said on Thursday that a new trade agreement with the UK was looking unlikely due to the country’s unwillingness to…
Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040: study
The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can…
Israeli firm developing 30-second coronavirus breath test
An Israeli company is developing a coronavirus breathalyser test that gives results in 30 seconds, billing it as a ”front line” tool that can help…
Hong Kong 2019 Annual Report: an exceptionally challenging year
The European Commission and the High Representative have today adopted their 22nd annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic…
Europe steams towards coal exit – research
Europe’s long goodbye to coal is speeding up, in a transition smoothed by the rise of wind and solar power and energy policy that has…
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