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First Person: A diabetes fighter in Eswatini pours all her efforts into beating COVID-19
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First Person: A diabetes fighter in Eswatini pours all her efforts into beating COVID-19

Dumsile Mavuso, the founder and head of Eswatini’s first national association for people with diabetes, is now bringing her knowledge and experience to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in collaboration with…

3 April 2021 · 3 min read

Pope celebrates Holy Thursday Mass in Cardinal Becciu's home - Vatican News
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Pope celebrates Holy Thursday Mass in Cardinal Becciu’s home – Vatican News

The private celebration of the Mass of the Lord's Supper took place in the Cardinal's apartments in the presence of a few members of the Focolare Movement.

1 April 2021 · 1 min read

ESMA closed for Easter Holidays 1, 2 and 5 April
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ESMA closed for Easter Holidays 1, 2 and 5 April

ESMA closed for Easter Holidays 1, 2 and 5 April Thursday 01 April 2021 17:28 We will reopen on Tuesday 6 April.

1 April 2021 · 1 min read

More climate action needed during ‘make-or-break year’ for people and planet 
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More climate action needed during ‘make-or-break year’ for people and planet 

The world needs “a major breakthrough” to slow the pace of climate change and build resilience to protect the most vulnerable from increasingly severe and frequent climate impacts, the deputy…

31 March 2021 · 4 min read

COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief
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COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief

The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published on Tuesday, and was described…

30 March 2021 · 3 min read

What powers does the EU have? (video) | News | European Parliament
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What powers does the EU have? (video) | News | European Parliament

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30 March 2021 · 1 min read

World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response
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World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response

A group of world leaders have joined the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for an international treaty to improve pandemic preparedness and response in the wake…

30 March 2021 · 3 min read

UN-Habitat report calls for cities post-pandemic to lead the way to a fairer, greener, healthier future
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UN-Habitat report calls for cities post-pandemic to lead the way to a fairer, greener, healthier future

A new report on pandemics and cities from UN-Habitat, points the way to how hard-hit urban centres can reduce the impact of future outbreaks and become more equitable, healthy and…

30 March 2021 · 3 min read

Bishop issues Palm Sunday appeal for end to IS-led violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
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Bishop issues Palm Sunday appeal for end to IS-led violence in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado

In Mozambique, the Catholic apostolic administrator of Pemba issued an appeal on Palm Sunday for an end to violence in the northern province of Cabo Delgado where jihadi fighters linked…

29 March 2021 · 3 min read

 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS
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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS

A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS) has shown that investing $29 billion a year to HIV response in low and middle income…

29 March 2021 · 3 min read