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Health

Mental Health: from “bad” to “mad”: Medical power and social control

This is a section from the report filed by the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health…

27 December 2021 · 8 min read

Facebook bans ad aimed to help abused women

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Facebook bans ad aimed to help abused women

A charity has slammed a global media platform for censoring its ad campaign highlighting sexual violence against Christian and other religious-minority women and girls. Original here Aid to the Church…

27 December 2021 · 3 min read

New EU policy on Disarmament and Reintegration of former combatants

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New EU policy on Disarmament and Reintegration of former combatants

European Union's new policy to support disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants (DDR), as part of the EU's wider contribution to peacebuilding. On December 21st, the High Representative and…

27 December 2021 · 4 min read

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Food

New Food Safety Community of Practice will help share knowledge and improve practice

WHO announces the launch of a new Food Safety Community of Practice (COP). Community of Practice is a new peer-to-peer online forum for global professionals working on and sharing interest in…

27 December 2021 · 1 min read

Olha Ovdiychuk lob wins Women’s Champions League Goal of the Group Stage

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Olha Ovdiychuk lob wins Women’s Champions League Goal of the Group Stage

Olha Ovdiychuk's first-time long-range lob for WFC Kharkiv at Breidablik was voted Goal of the Group Stage. Olha Ovdiychuk's first-time long-range lob for WFC Kharkiv at Breidablik has been named…

27 December 2021 · 2 min read

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Books

Camilla reveals her favourite childhood book still makes her cry

The Duchess of Cornwall said Black Beauty was her favourite book during her “pony-mad” youth and it still makes her emotional, as she highlighted the importance of reading to children.…

26 December 2021 · 3 min read

EU Court of Justice: nine judges of the General Court appointed

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EU Court of Justice: nine judges of the General Court appointed

The representatives of the governments of the member states today appointed nine judges of the General Court. Mr Lauri Madise and Mr Iko Nõmm (Estonia), Ms Anna Marcoulli and Mr…

22 December 2021 · 3 min read

End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges

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End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges

Belarus and Poland must resolve the migrant and refugee crisis at their mutual border, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, describing the on-going situation as “appalling”.

21 December 2021 · 3 min read

Elite national athletes share with Macao people insights into their Olympic glory

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Elite national athletes share with Macao people insights into their Olympic glory

MACAU, December 20 - National Olympians today shared with Macao people their experience of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and the stories of how their perseverance led them to success…

20 December 2021 · 3 min read

Norwood Community Library Brings Free Books to The Bronx

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Norwood Community Library Brings Free Books to The Bronx

By SARAH HUFFMAN (L to R) Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernández presents a State citation to Brandon Montes, founder of Norwood Community Library, at his book stand on October 16, 2021, during…

18 December 2021 · 9 min read