Europe
Coming up: Covid-19 variants, data protection, AI | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20210311STO99728/
News
Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli new Apostolic Nuncio to India – Vatican News
Archbishop Girelli takes over as the Apostolic Nuncio to India from Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, whom Pope Francis transferred to Brazil on 21 August 2020.
America
What happens now Beth Moore says she’s no longer a Southern Baptist?
The popular American evangelist and Bible teacher Beth Moore made headlines when she said she is no longer a Southern Baptist and ended her longtime partnership with the evangelical denomination's…
News
New report details indigenous struggle for land rights
Although the world’s indigenous peoples live in areas that contain around 80 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, many still struggle to maintain their legal rights to lands, territories and…
News
World’s crime fighters push back against COVID-19’s ‘divisions and inequalities’
The world’s largest crime prevention and criminal justice gathering wrapped up on Friday, rejecting “the divisions and inequalities” exposed by COVID-19, according to the top UN crime-fighting official.
Europe
Plenary highlights: Future of Europe, EU4Health, media freedom | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20210303STO99112/
Europe
Consequences of COVID-19 on African Caribbean Pacific and EU countries | News | European Parliament
The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) calls on the EU to make COVID-19 vaccines a global public good that is accessible to all.Committee on Development Source : © European Union,…
Europe
Connecting Europe Facility: provisional deal on next generation programme | News | European Parliament
EP and Council negotiators reached a deal to upgrade the Connecting Europe Facility and release new funds for transport, digital and energy projects for 2021-2027.Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyCommittee…
Health
COVID disrupts contraception services, leads to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, says UNFPA
One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said on Thursday that an estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions to their family planning services.
Health
‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one – Guterres
After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines represents “some light at the end of the tunnel” said the UN chief…