Europe
Amsterdam opts for diversity in street names – TheMayor EU
The Municipality of Amsterdam will soon be renaming its streets. The reason for this is that the current street names do not present an accurate reflection of the cultural diversity…
Year: 2020
Europe
US, UK, EU, lie about Zimbabwe sanctions
The United States, European Union and United Kingdom vigorously pushed back on charges by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that sanctions are behind the economic collapse and the general poverty in the…
News
Invoking the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Africa – Vatican News
The countless challenges that besiege the continent of Africa definitely demand solutions from socio-political actors. However, the invocation of our Blessed Mother, Mary, as Our Lady of Africa, is something…
Europe
EU mobilises €96 million for Rohingyas
The European Union has mobilised a total of €96 million in 2020 for humanitarian, development cooperation as well as conflict prevention support for the Rohingyas. The EU, along with the…
News
Vatican Museums: everything is connected #4 – Vatican News
"We exist only in relationships: with God the Creator, with our brothers and sisters as members of a common family, and with all of God’s creatures within our common home.…
Europe
EU welcomes Israel-Sudan normalization
The European Union on Saturday welcomed the announcement of the agreement to normalize relations between Sudan and Israel.“This is a positive development that should contribute to the stabilization and the…
News
BCL stands shoulder to shoulder with JCD, religion-based groups at protest
Besides BCL and JCD, members of Islami Shasantantra Andolan and Ahle Hadis demonstrated on the campus in Dhaka demanding the accused student’s expulsion on Saturday. They took out a procession…
Books
‘The Last Post’ book review: A world long lost
Express News Service Postage stamps, letter boxes, old post offices... in fact, anything connected with the mail tells a story of its own. They tell you tales ranging from politics,…
Europe
EU adopts crucial biodiversity plan
EU environment ministers on Friday adopted a biodiversity strategy aimed at protecting ecosystems, a move deemed essential to tackling climate change and reducing the risk of future pandemics. Meeting in…
Food
City farming on the rise as COVID-19 prompts people to rethink how they source their food
City farming on the rise as COVID-19 prompts people to rethink how they source their food