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WHO: No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as coronavirus pandemic worsens
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded on Sunday: the highest number in a single day, according to the World…
Supercharging Europe’s bio based economy
Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that is significantly scaling up the production of bio based products. Breast milk is full of…
Scientists warn against ’greenwashing’ of global coastal developments
The world’s waterfront cities should not be deluged with apparently green developments because they still carry the potential to cause damage to the marine and…
Top investors publish list of companies that have failed to disclose climate data
A group of over 100 global investors holding over $10tr in assets have today publicly backed CDP flagship campaign to put pressure on some of…
New Zealand clears its last COVID-19 case
New Zealand has no active COVID-19 cases after the country’s final patient was given the all clear and released from isolation, health authorities said Monday….
US presidential candidate Joe Biden to meet George Floyd’s family in Houston
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd, two weeks after Floyd’s death…
Japan’s economy braces for worst postwar slump despite capex gains in first-quarter GDP
Japan’s economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the…
CAP fails to halt biodiversity loss in farming: EU auditors
The common agricultural policy has not been effective in reversing a decades-long decline in biodiversity and intensive farming remains a main cause of biodiversity loss,…
The Brief: Consultations begin on EU scheme of minimum wage
The European Commission launched a new consultation with social partners on Wednesday to ensure a minimum wage for all workers which it argues is necessary…
Coronavirus vaccine: AstraZeneca boosts potential supply to 2bn
AstraZeneca said it will be able to supply two billion doses of a potential virus vaccine following two new deals. Last month, AstraZeneca said it could…
EU provides coronavirus aid to Yemen, as famine looms
The EU will provide funding of EUR 70 million in Yemen, the Commission said Wednesday, as the coronavirus threatens to worsen one of the world’s…
Brussels consults on fair minimum wages
The EU Commission launched Wednesday the second-stage consultation of European trade unions and employers’ organisations on how to ensure fair minimum wages for all workers…
Brazil enlists rappers for national campaign against child labor
Brazilian labor authorities will use rap to raise awareness on child labor as part of a national campaign launched on Wednesday to address officials’ fears…
Weak demand pushing oil, gas toward ’terminal decline’: report
Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by two thirds, sending shock…
Stalled vaccine programmes ’putting children’s lives at risk’
Millions of children could die from preventable disease because of severe disruptions to vaccination programmes caused by coronavirus, experts warn. At least 68 countries have…
Putin backs state of emergency in Arctic region over fuel spill in river
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a state of emergency in the Arctic city of Norilsk on Wednesday after a huge leak of fuel into a…
First-time young black women protesters say they are ’done being silent’
U.S. law student Brieana Gillyard was a child when Sean Bell, Eric Garner and other unarmed black men were killed at the hands of police,…
World Bicycle Day: Will cycling be the big winner after lockdown is lifted?
As lockdown restrictions are lifted, Europeans are turning to bicycles in an effort to avoid crowded public transport during the coronavirus pandemic. They are flocking…
Mexico freezes almost 2,000 accounts linked to powerful cartel
Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit, a part of the finance ministry tasked with combating and preventing money laundering, said Tuesday it had asked banks to freeze…
UK’s Johnson offers visas for millions in Hong Kong
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would offer millions of Hong Kongers visas and a possible route to UK citizenship if China persists…


















