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Jeff Bezos and Amazon Join the Religion of Green
October 8, 2020 Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the world’s richest man, likes to depict himself as rising from difficult circumstances. His mother was still in high school…
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Event in Brussels on LGBTQI rights highlights elevated risk during pandemic times
LGBTQI activists raise alarm over an increase in hate speech and violence and propose strategies to strengthen protections by improving funding mechanisms. LGBTQI people around the world, an already marginalized…
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Pope to Moneyval: Preventing merchants from speculating on humanity – Vatican News
In an address to the Committee of Experts of the Council of Europe, Pope Francis recalls the need for clean finance at the service of humanity, especially the weakest members…
America
International Association of Scientologists (IAS) marks 36 years advancing humanitarian campaigns
IAS members gather to learn about their achievements in the last year. Spanish government includes anniversary as religious festivity of Church of Scientology BRUSSELS/MADRID, BELGIUM/SPAIN, October 7, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ --…
Europe
European Parliament cements position on climate change before haggling by member states
By Kate Abnett3 Min Read BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers have backed a plan to cut greenhouse gases by 60% from 1990 levels by 2030, hoping member states will…
Europe
Public consultation: IP rights outside the European Union
In the framework of the European Union’s Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries, the European Commission (DG Trade) is launching a public consultation in order to…
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Africa welcomes the positive message of ‘Fratelli Tutti’ – SECAM – Vatican News
Philippe Cardinal Ouédraogo, the Archbishop of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso who is also President of SECAM, has said Africa welcomes Pope Francis’ renewed push for a world built on solidarity…
Europe
Poland: EIB provides additional support to chemical company PCC Rokita
The Bank will increase the financing provided at the beginning of last year to €67.5 million. The funds will support the company’s modernisation plans and the construction of the Process…
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Das System Scientology, released as a book in German by late expert Bryan R. Wilson
Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Religion Bryan R Wilson, in an opinion originally published in 1999, analyzes systematically the religious customs and principles of Scientology. In this study, now published…
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Harris says she is a person of faith, ‘insulting’ to suggest she would knock anyone for religion
Sen. Kamala Harris invoked her faith during the vice presidential debate to insist that Judge Amy Coney Barrett would be treated fairly on account of her faith during her upcoming…