Health
UN in Myanmar comes together to protect people from COVID-19
More than 20 UN agencies in Myanmar have come together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and staff are putting their lives on their line to support the Organization’s efforts…
Month: October 2020
Europe
European Union commissioner tests positive for Covid-19
BRUSSELS: EU commissioner Mariya Gabriel has tested positive for Covid-19, she said on Saturday, the first top Brussels official known to have caught the coronavirus. Gabriel, the EU commissioner for…
Books
‘Boo’-ks for kids: Niles bookstore extends free books to area children, teenagers in October
NILES — A local bookstore’s staff recognized this year had been full of tricks, so it wanted to make sure treats were in order for area children and teenagers.Inside the…
News
Science and Religion Have Never Been More at Odds. Can Conshohocken’s Templeton Foundation Bridge the Divide?
Longform It’s shoveled more than a billion and a half dollars at research attempting to reconcile the spiritual and the secular. Is the foundation’s quest just some rich guy’s pie-in-the-sky…
Books
‘I feel like I’ve been robbed of my own story’: Deaf Saskatoon author urges people not to buy his book due to offensive illustrations
SASKATOON -- When Adam Pottle’s children’s book, The Most Awesome Character in the World, came out last week, he said he was shocked to see the illustrations that were used…
Books
Mexico asks pope for loan of ancient books held in Vatican library
By David Alire Garcia2 Min Read MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government has formally asked Pope Francis for the temporary return of several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in the…
Books
Books for Newborns adds inclusive children’s book
… books following the Black Lives Matter movement. “When I delivered the book … pulled (a book) out and posed,” Books for Newborns … 11% of children’s books starred Black…
Books
DAILY MAVERICK 168: Two new books offer an insider’s view of Nelson & Winnie’s tempestuous yet enduring love
GW425, South Africa, Cape Town, 1990: Nelson Mandela with Winnie Mandela as he is released from Victor Vester prison. ANC - African National Congress African leaders, icons, public figures, famous…
News
UN chief welcomes Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed agreement on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone following talks held in Russia on Friday.
Europe
EU says ready to send mission to monitor Palestinian elections
9 hours ago National News, Politics 305 Views Related Articles RAMALLAH/PNN/ Xinhua A European diplomat on Saturday said that the European Union is ready to send a mission to monitor…