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Coming up: Ukraine, artificial intelligence and toxic chemicals in waste
Parliament will assess how the war in Ukraine is affecting the EU and discuss how to protect women fleeing the country during the plenary session on 2-5 May.
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‘The world sees you’ UN chief tells Ukrainians, pledging to boost support
Describing Ukraine as “an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain”, the UN chief took to the podium alongside its president in Kyiv on Thursday, vowing to increase support for the people…
Europe
WHO re-assigns Islands and Small States Institute in Malta as collaborating centre
The Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI) of the University of Malta, has been re-assigned as the WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Systems and Policies in Small States. The Institute…
Europe
HPV vaccination brings the WHO European Region closer to a cervical cancer-free future
Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) have been in use for 15 years. Clinical trials demonstrated early on that these vaccines are safe and effective. Those countries that have achieved high…
Europe
EU election reform: MEPs push for common rules and transnational lists
The European Parliament will vote on a proposal to have more common rules for EU elections and the addition of an EU-wide constituency.
Europe
Russia agrees ‘in principle’ to UN and Red Cross involvement in evacuations from Mariupol
Russia has agreed “in principle” to UN involvement in the evacuation of citizens from the last remaining holdout in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, following a meeting between Secretary-General António…
Europe
Heightened security fears on Chernobyl disaster anniversary
On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the world is again concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants, amid the ongoing Russian invasion, which has seen…
Europe
Humanitarians seek $2.25 billion for Ukraine response
Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine that calls for $2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the UN announced on Monday.
Defense
“We want a peaceful settlement of the situation in Transnistria in Moldova”
This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, who said that Moscow did not see any risks in Transnistria and wanted a peaceful settlement of the situation in…
Archeology
Villa of King Theodoric the Great found in Italy
In Italy, near the city of Verona, archaeologists have discovered part of an ancient Roman mosaic floor from the villa of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Presumably, it…