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Assembly of world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor begins in France
A total of 35 nations are currently collaborating to build tokamak, a magnetic fusion device, which aims to demonstrate the real potential of fusion as…
Afghan women demand right to be named on children’s documents
Afghan women could win the legal right to have their names on their children’s birth certificates and identity cards under a proposal to be presented…
Brussels secures EU access to COVID-19 drug Remdesivir
The European Commission signed a contract with pharmaceutical company Gilead Tuesday to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir, for EU Member…
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…
UN-African Union mission condemns recent spate of deadly attacks in Darfur
The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, is calling for the Sudanese Government to arrest those responsible for the recent spike in violent attacks…
Researchers make fish feed from food waste
Two major global environmental issues are food contamination and waste disposal. Professor Wong Ming-hung, Advisor (Environmental Science), and Dr. Brian Man Yu-bon, Assistant Professor, at…
Brexit will deliver double shock to UK economy, study finds
A Brexit hit is looming for sectors that have emerged relatively unscathed from the Covid-19 pandemic, analysis by the London School of Economics suggests. The…
U.N. chief invites young climate activists to meet, give input
The head of the United Nations said on Monday he will start meeting regularly with young climate activists, saying participation by youth on the frontlines…
Researchers produce low-cost hand sanitizer from waste
A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol—and hand sanitizer—based on plant and paper waste, using a novel…
Coronavirus ’most severe health emergency’ WHO has faced
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency it has ever declared. Dr Tedros…
Polish ruling party distances itself from proposal to exit domestic violence treaty
Poland’s conservative ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) distanced itself on Sunday from a proposal by the justice minister to withdraw from a European treaty…
Amount of plastics in oceans will quadruple by 2040, major new research finds
The world’s plastic pollution problem is vastly outpacing efforts to stop it, meaning that the volume of plastics in oceans globally will be four times…
Brussels to ease capital markets rules to aid business recovery
A Capital Markets Recovery Package, outlined by the EU Commission Friday, amends the Prospectus Regulation, MiFID II and securitisation rules to help businesses to raise…
EU recovery plan deals a blow to popular Erasmus exchange programme
Europe’s popular exchange programme Erasmus, deprived of part of its anticipated funding in the upcoming EU budget, will not be able to send as many…
Proposed U.S. rule would allow shelters to turn away trans homeless people
The U.S. government proposed a rule on Friday that would let homeless shelters deny access to transgender people based on their gender identity, a proposal…
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple hearing faces delay
A showdown between the US government and the four big tech giants – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – is set to be postponed. The…
Germany’s coronavirus tracing app initially ’disabled’ on Android smartphones
Germany’s coronavirus app for tracking infections wasn’t working properly for up to five weeks due to an issue affecting millions of Samsung and Huawei devices,…
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