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Racism, misogyny, guns and religion: Experts call Atlanta “an unmistakable American stew”

Last Tuesday, a 21-year-old white man named Robert Aaron Long apparently went on a shooting spree, killing seven women and one man at three spas...

Press Statement by Commissioner Sinkevičius following the AGRIFISH Council on 23 March 2021

European Commission Speech Brussels, 23 Mar 2021 Good morning everybody, Recently we have become used to talking about plans A and plans B, whereby plan...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB provides €40 million for improving the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo

To support the transition to more sustainable transport modes, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €40 million for the reconstruction of the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo. The financing, provided on the most favourable terms, will enable modernisation and extension of the tram and trolley bus networks by replacing existing vehicles and building new tramlines and tracks. These improvements will significantly increase safety and reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the surrounding municipalities.

Buddhist Times News – Buddhist stupa restoration begins

  Buddhist stupa near Shingardar village. PHOTO: FAZAL KHALIQ/EXPRESS By  —  Shyamal Sinha The Archeology Department has started restoration work on the Buddhist stupa in Landi Kotal in Khyber Pakthunkhwa’s Khyber tribal district. Lanḍī Kōtal is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, and the administrative capital of Khyber District. It was one of the largest towns in the […]

Germany: EIB provides €50 million in risk financing to Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide up to €50 million in risk financing to Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2 (WBF2), a venture capital fund set up on the initiative of the Free State of Bavaria. WBF2 is run by fund manager Bayern Kapital GmbH. Its target size is €165 million, with LfA Förderbank Bayern (“LfA”) having already committed to an investment of up to €115 million. The transaction is the first EFSI-backed project in Germany with a regional promotional bank and will provide another strong signal to the German venture capital market as Germany’s VC investments are still below the EU average.

France: EIB co-finances the construction of an offshore wind farm

France: Investment Plan - EIB co-finances the construction of an offshore wind farm in Calvados for €350 million. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted...

Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform

A $2 trillion group of investors on Monday (22 March) urged the European Commission to be more ambitious in its planned overhaul of the bloc’s huge farming subsidy programme to fight climate change and protect biodiversity. Ahead of a meeting of …

Cardinal Erdő launches Amoris Laetitia Family Year in Hungary – Vatican News

Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdő has launched Amoris Laetitia Family Year with the celebration of a special Mass. Cardinal Erdő, who also serves as the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, held the Mass ahead of Pope Francis's visit to Hungary later this year to participate in the closing Mass of the 52nd Eucharistic Congress.

1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19

An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Monday.

U.S. And European Union Hit China With Sanctions Over Treatment Of Uyghurs

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