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Australia plans pop-up carparks to prevent rush hour virus crush
Australian officials planned to open pop-up parking lots and extra bicycle lanes in Sydney and other cities as the country’s most populous state began its…
Fears mount over migrants dying ’out of sight’ in Mediterranean
More and more migrants are crossing, Europe is closing its ports and no humanitarian ships are carrying out rescues. As the coronavirus pandemic dominates headlines,…
Hundreds of child weddings thwarted in Ethiopia as coronavirus locks girls out of schools
More than 500 girls have been rescued from child marriage in northern Ethiopia since schools were shut due to the new coronavirus, a regional official…
Virus could infect more than 200 mn in Africa: WHO modelling
The new coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action is taken, according to a WHO modelling study that says…
EU to halve pesticides by 2030 to protect bees, biodiversity: draft
The Commission, the EU executive, wants to commit the European Union to a halving of the use of chemical and “high-risk” pesticides by 2030, a…
Presidents and prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all
UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from global leaders requesting that when a successful COVID-19 vaccine is…
Euro-MPs give green light to increased water reuse
With a view to preventing water shortages in the EU, Euro-MPs approved Wednesday the Water Reuse Regulation, which defines for the first time minimum requirements…
Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is ”hard evidence” that she was targeted by Russian hackers in what she called ”outrageous” spying attempts. The…
Coronavirus ‘grim reality’: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects
Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is projected to shrink by 3.2 per cent, racking up some $8.5…
France passes bill forcing Web giants to delete hate speech
Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorism-related content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine…
New imaging tool helps researchers see extent of Alzheimer’s early damage
New imaging technology allows scientists to see the widespread loss of brain synapses in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that one day may…
EU adds EUR 72m to fund 8 major coronavirus research projects
The EU is to increase to EUR 72m its funding for 8 large-scale European research projects aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus,…
EU will push to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel and tourism
The European Union executive will recommend on Wednesday that border restrictions be gradually lifted and travel stalled by the coronavirus pandemic allowed to restart in…
Vienna crowned world’s greenest city for its parks and public transit
Vienna has been declared the world’s greenest city by a Canadian-American consulting company. The firm, Resonance, analysed the air quality, numbers of parks and access…
COVID-19 pandemic ‘quickly becoming a child rights crisis’: Daily death rate could spike by 6,000 for under-fives
As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that the health crisis is “quickly becoming a child rights crisis”,…
Report: Takeaway restaurants wasting 25 per cent more food since lockdown
New report from Just Eat and the Sustainable Restaurant Association notes that while restaurant food waste is up during the coronavirus lockdown, takeaway consumers’ attitudes…
EU to put off new tax rules due to coronavirus crisis
The EU Commission decided Friday to postpone entry into force of two EU taxation measures to take account of difficulties businesses and Member States are…
Europe warned of second waves of COVID-19
Countries are starting to ease the lockdown measures and there is fear in Europe of a new wave of infections towards the summer. Experts warn…
Masks and no touching: Indonesia aims to keep traditional markets alive
A traditional market on the island of Java has moved outdoors and set stalls at least a metre (3.3 ft) apart as Indonesia looks to…
Bulgarian fossils suggest Homo sapiens arrived in Europe earlier than previously thought
Fossils found in a Bulgarian cave show that Homo sapiens may have swept into Europe 46,000 years ago. This indicates a longer overlap with Neanderthals…
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