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New Zealand supermarket chain becomes first to use ’period’ label on menstrual products
Shoppers at a New Zealand supermarket chain will no longer see euphemistic language like “sanitary” or “feminine hygiene” products to describe pads, tampons and menstrual…
Some countries using virus curbs to ’silence critics’, ex-leaders warn
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in authoritarian behaviour by governments around the world, posing a growing threat to democracy, hundreds of former…
COVID-19: Recovery will be slower following ‘crisis like no other’, IMF predicts
Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast, according to a report published on Wednesday by the International…
Russians cast early votes in ballot to extend Putin’s rule
Russians go to the polls Thursday to cast early votes in a nationwide ballot on constitutional reforms that could see President Vladimir Putin remain in…
Trump administration wind and solar approvals lag Obama record: study
President Donald Trump’s Interior Department has approved about half as many wind and solar energy projects on federal lands as the Obama administration had at…
Post-Brexit trade policy must encourage ’race to the top’ on environmental standards, business giants urge
A coalition of business leaders is urging Ministers to ensure that post-Brexit Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) not only include non-regression clauses on environmental standards, but…
Analysis: New EU tools to prevent backsliding on the rule of law within the bloc
Europe has seen various attacks on the rule of law in recent years in Malta, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic; from allegations of…
Extreme weather ‘record’ likely in Arctic Circle, says UN weather agency WMO
This latest report of an Arctic temperature more typical of the Tropics comes a few months after the Argentine research base, Esperanza, on the northern…
COVID-19 upends ‘entire generation’ of 600 million South Asian children
Without urgent action, COVID-19 will continue to unravel decades of progress across South Asia, destroying the “hopes and futures of an entire generation”, warns a…
EU becoming safer, better-off and healthier – but less gender-equal
Crime, violence, poverty, ill health and air pollution have all declined in the European Union over the last five years – but gender inequality has…
$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation
Investment funds managing close to $4 trillion in assets called on Brazil Tuesday to halt deforestation of the Amazon in an open letter warning that…
Europe could face oil shortage in a decade, study warns
Europe could face a shortage of oil within the next decade, making the move to increase the use of low carbon energy even more urgent,…
Hungary’s leading website index.hu says its independence is at risk
The editor-in-chief of Hungary’s news website index.hu said on Sunday the outlet that has been a leading critic of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government was…
American Airlines seeks $3.5 billion in new financing
American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) said on Sunday it plans to secure $3.5 billion in new financing, to improve the airline’s liquidity as it grapples…
Chinese lawmakers to meet again in June, may pass security law, say reports
China’s top legislative body will meet on June 28, about a week after its last gathering, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, a…
Asian markets swing as new virus cases temper reopening hopes
Asian markets fluctuated Monday as investors kept a nervous eye on a spike in virus infections around the world, while Europe pressed ahead with the…
Report: Big-name brands failing to address plastic pollution crisis, despite improved pledges
A survey of 50 of the largest consumer-facing goods firms, including PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz and Kellogg, has found that companies are generally failing to take…
Canada loses out to Ireland and Norway in Security Council vote
Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council despite an expensive and star-studded campaign. It lost out to…
Top women’s rights group probes claims of racism by staff
The head of leading rights group Women Deliver has apologised and pledged an independent investigation after current and former staff said she ruled over a…
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for Covid-19 over lack of proven benefit
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients had…
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