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Maria Ressa: Philippine journalist found guilty of cyber libel
High-profile journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of libel in the Philippines’ in a case seen as a test of the country’s media freedom….
How online science workshops are reaching girls and beyond in Peru amid COVID-19
Samantha, aged 9 from Lima, Peru, was selected to attend this year’s science programme run by UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education laureate, the…
U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor
The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children at risk of being pushed into underage labor, reversing two decades of work to combat the practice…
International Criminal Court oversight chief ‘deeply regrets’ US decision to target officials investigating Afghanistan war crimes
Responding to the decision of the United States Government to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and their family members, O-Gon Kwon, President of the…
Thousands in Switzerland march against racism
Thousands of demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Switzerland on Saturday to denounce racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of…
Black fashion professionals demand industry change in ’Vogue Challenge’
Black models, stylists and fashion photographers have taken to social media to post their own versions of Vogue covers, demanding change in the industry to…
Hospital train reaches South Africa’s more remote COVID-19 patients
Coronavirus is hitting South Africa harder than anywhere else in Africa, especially in Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The country has a quarter of the…
Analysis: The countries where COVID-19 cases are on the rise
On Thursday, Italy’s death toll dropped to 53, a slow gradual decline after an enormous spike in February and March. Current infections have fallen again…
Colombia receives multi-million funding boost to protect tropical forests
Britain pledged on Friday to give Colombia 64 million pounds ($80 million) to help the South American nation protect its threatened tropical forests as part…
France calls on US to withdraw sanctions targeting ICC staff
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called on the US to withdraw sanctions targeting ICC staff investigating the US campaign in Afghanistan.France on Friday…
World’s largest ICT companies failing to tackle human rights abuses in supply chains
In a new analysis of how the world’s 49 largest ICT businesses are protecting against human rights abuses in their supply chains, the average score…
Norway opens two areas for offshore wind in the North Sea
Norway has opened two areas for offshore wind power developments in the North Sea, including one along its maritime border with Denmark, the energy ministry…
Germany submits long-awaited climate plan to the EU
Germany submitted its ten-year energy and climate plan to the European Union on Thursday, six months after the deadline to do so, lending long-awaited support…
U.S. cannot shut down economy again, Treasury’s Mnuchin says
The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, adding that more than $1…
WEEE cited as worst sector for export breaches
There were 2,586 European waste export violations from 2018 to March 2020, according to the latest figures from the European regulators organisation, IMPEL. The regulators…
EU Wants Changes to Aviation Industry’s Carbon Emissions Calculations
The European Council wants to change the reference period used for measuring carbon dioxide emissions growth under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International…
WHO warns pandemic accelerating in Africa
The speed the new coronavirus jumped from 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases in Africa shows just how quickly the pandemic is accelerating on the continent,…
Google, Facebook and Microsoft back global plan to ‘eradicate’ online child sexual abuse
A coalition of tech giants including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter have backed a five-fold plan to “eradicate” child sexual abuse on the internet. The…
World Heritage sites race to adapt to a warming planet
For almost 50 years, Unesco’s 1972 world heritage convention (WHC) has been the foremost global instrument for the protection of humanity’s natural and cultural heritage….
Tetra Pak commits to net zero emissions
Global packaging giant Tetra Pak has today unwrapped a suite of new sustainability goals, including a plan to reach net zero operational emissions by 2030…
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