Europe
Redoubling public health measures needed due to COVID-19 virus variants
As we enter the first months of 2021, increasing numbers of reports of variants of the COVID-19 virus mark a new development in the pandemic. A variant dominant in the…
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News
Middle East: Are people losing their religion?
Few topics are as delicate as religion — especially in the Middle East. Officially, Arab states have major Muslim populations, varying from around 60% in Lebanon to almost 100% in Jordan…
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Books
Thoughts about daily Bible reading
… is value in studying one book at a time. Pick Genesis … , and just read through the book over and over and over … again. Studying one book…
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Europe
EU Questions Ukrainian President’s Sanctions On TV Stations
The European Union has questioned a move by … February 3, the spokesperson of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell … Power Broker Pull Strings The EU statement contrasts with…
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Europe
EU will not respond to ‘threats’ from London over Northern Ireland border disruption, says Dublin
The EU will not scrap or alter controversial Brexit border arrangements for Northern Ireland in response to “unilateral demands or threats” from London, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned. Simon Coveney…
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Europe
The Lies Told About The EU Copyright Directive’s Upload Filters May Help Get Them Thrown Out In Court
from the freedom-to-conduct-business dept Although the main fight over the EU's Copyright Directive was lost back in March 2019, there are plenty of local battles underway. That's a consequence of…
Europe
How the EU spent €469M on COVID-19 research in a year
The European Commission has invested €469 million in 105 COVID-19 research projects, with funding for 45 clinical trials taking the biggest share, of €118.9 million, according to the latest data.…
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Europe
Widening 2.0: draft work programme details EU plans to plug the east-west R&D gap
A Horizon Europe draft work programme sheds more light on Widening 2.0, the European Commission’s strategy to help countries reform their R&D systems, attract talent and use structural funds for…
Europe
EU auditors to scrutinise Horizon 2020 Widening efforts
The European Court of Auditors is assessing if measures in Horizon Europe to reduce the east-west innovation gap have had any impact, with a report expected by the end of…
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Europe
EU declares a €4B research war on cancer
The EU on Wednesday set out a €4 billion Beating Cancer plan, including the most concerted push ever for research and its translation through to better treatments. The plan, an…