Europe
Big Tech’s web of influence in the EU
As Big Tech’s market power grew, so did its political clout. Now, as the EU tries to rein in the most problematic aspects of Big Tech – from disinformation, targeted...
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Biden defends US pullout from Kabul – Vatican News
US President Joe Biden says the US withdrawal from Afghanistan ends "an era of major military operations to remake other countries".
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Tigray rebels loot humanitarian warehouses – Vatican News
Rebels in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region have reportedly been looting aid warehouses. The pillaging compounds a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa nation which sees over five million…
Europe
Uganda: EU launches project to improve Karamoja’s response to shocks
Current Food Security outcomes, June 2021 Sources: Fews Net* The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the Office of...
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Charities
Slough Children First fostering agency rated good by Ofsted inspectors
Slough Children First’s Independent Fostering Agency has been rated good by inspectors from Ofsted following an inspection of the service in July. In a letter published on Ofsted’s website, staff...
Europe
Share Facts, Save lives on International Overdose Awareness Day
© UNODC Vienna (Austria), 31 August 2021 – International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is an opportunity to commemorate those who have lost their lives, to acknowledge the grief of families...
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UNODC and Japan to further cooperation to promote justice and the rule of law
© UNODC VIENNA, 27 August – At a virtual meeting today, the UNODC Executive Director, Ms. Ghada Waly, and Japan’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Policy Mr. OKANO Masataka agreed on...
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Hurricane Ida: nearly a million homes without electricity
Here the roof of a house which flies away following the violence of the strong winds @BelonyWindy Hurricane Ida blew so hard that it reversed the course of the Mississippi,...
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Afghanistan: Rockets launched at Kabul airport, Daesh claims attack
The jihadist group Islamic State in Khorasan (EI-K) claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on Kabul airport, which took place on Monday, on the eve of the planned departure of...
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Legal challenge over Government’s failure to prevent use of fast-growing of chicken
CHARITY LAUNCHES LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER GOV’S FAILURE TO PREVENT USE OF ‘FRANKENCHICKENS’ Monday, 30thth August 2021: Animal protection charity The Humane League UK has filed a Judicial Review against Defra’s...