Circular economy: MEPs call for tighter EU consumption and recycling rules | News | European Parliament
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FROM THE FIELD: Teaching Chad’s scientists of the future
The study of science could have a “transformational” impact on young people living in different conflict areas across the world according to the UN’s Education Cannot Wait programme.
COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say
The virus that causes COVID-19 probably jumped from animals to humans and is “extremely unlikely” to have come from a laboratory, the head of an international team investigating the origins of the disease said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 lessons learnt: boosting EU civil protection | News | European Parliament
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Pope Francis tells diplomats ‘everybody is important’ and ‘we are all in the same boat’
Pope Francis has reached out to the world, offering encouragement to many suffering from the global COVID-19 pandemic, saying “we are in the same boat” and that everybody is vital as he assessed the state of humanity.
Social development key pillar for ‘sustainable and resilient’ world – Commission hears
As coronavirus vaccines provide a glimmer of optimism around the world, a high-level UN official said on Monday that it was “painful to witness” the dashed hopes of most people in the Global South who have little chance of receiving an inoculation anytime soon.
Opening – February plenary session | News | European Parliament
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Zambia: Caritas Kasama’ solidarity with flood victims – Vatican News
Caritas Kasama in Zambia’s northern Archdiocese of Kasama has donated food items to flood victims at the Mediatrix of All Graces, Malole Parish.
Ecuadorians go to the polls to choose a new President – Vatican News
Ecuador’s Catholic Bishops call for a day of fasting and prayer as the people of Ecuador go to the polls in search of a way out of deep rooted crises. The presidential candidates are a political youngster and a veteran thirty years his senior.
FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl
The amount of money spent on food and beverages to enjoy, perhaps, the United States’ most high-profile annual sporting event, adds up to more than twice the global budget of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), according to the agency.