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…
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…
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…
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,…
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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
America
How Hillsong brought the ‘clubbing experience’ to religion in Catholic Brazil
Brazil is home to the world's largest Catholic population, but the rise of Pentecostalism is drawing young Brazilians away from traditional pews, and toward charismatic, "club-like" mega-churches.And according to Cristina…
Europe
EU farm bill ‘fuels ecological destruction,’…
Stockholm: Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has denounced the new farm bill adopted by the European Parliament as one that "fuels ecological destruction." Environmentalists say only 20 percent of planned…