Category: Week’s highlights
We want money not medals, say protesting French health workers
Hundreds of healthcare workers demonstrated outside a hospital in Paris on Thursday to demand better pay and more resources for a public health sector on…
EU must play global role in virus crisis, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the European Union should take more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, especially as ties with the United…
Could Cycle Superhighways boost house prices?
New analysis suggests houses near London’s Cycle Superhighways enjoy valuations that are 80 per cent higher than average. Could the sudden surge in the number…
EU wants to borrow $8.5 billion for vaccines, health care
The European Commission has proposed spending billions to help the EU reduce its dependency on foreign medical supplies. It said nations need to address ”vulnerabilities”…
EU, Japan strenthen ties to face COVID-19 crisis
EU and Japan leaders at a video conference Tuesday signalled close coordination in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, stressing the importance of global solidarity, cooperation…
Global healthcare groups join calls for green, healthy Covid-19 recovery
More than 40 million healthcare professionals from around the world have urged global leaders to build a healthy, climate-friendly economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis,…
Brussels plots route to sustainable recovery
The EU Commission recast its economic policy guidance Wednesday towards recovery which achieves sustainable and inclusive growth while mitigating the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19. Its…
Kiwis eye shorter working week in post-lockdown economy
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday raised the prospect of Kiwis enjoying extra public holidays and a shorter working week to help kickstart New Zealand’s…
Danish Round-Up: New recycling system in Denmark – recycle more, burn less
People living in Denmark will soon be required to sort their waste into ten different types, according to the government. One of the biggest goals…
Post-pandemic ‘green shift’ in transport could create up to 15 million jobs
Transforming the transport sector to be more environmentally-friendly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, could create up to 15 million new jobs worldwide and…
The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year
Beer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major…
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…
Coronavirus may never go away, World Health Organization warns
The coronavirus ”may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan…
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…
Hong Kong leader vows education overhaul after protests
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader on Monday vowed to overhaul the city’s education system, arguing its liberal studies curriculum helped fuel last year’s violent pro-democracy protests….
Brussels to clamp down further on dirty money
The EU Commission put forward Thursday a set of measures it wants to take over the next 12 months to better enforce and coordinate EU…
China, US agree to move forward with trade deal despite Covid-19 blame game
Chinese and US trade representatives agreed Friday to ”create favourable conditions” for the phase one trade deal signed in January, Beijing officials said, despite recent…
Unilever calls on government and corporates to end ’business as usual’
Unilever’s chief executive Alan Jope has called on governments and businesses to ”double down” on environmental commitments in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in…
PM Ardern touts New Zealand as ’safe haven’ for investment
New Zealand’s success in curbing the coronavirus has given it a “safe haven” advantage, allowing the country to be open for investment, Prime Minister Jacinda…
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