Books
China Literature Loses Big During the Pandemic
China Literature, China's top online publishing and bookselling platform, lost $465 million in the first six months of the year, prompting executives to say the company business model and culture…
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Europe
Balkans’ fact-checkers join Facebook against disinformation
Balkans’ fact-checkers join Facebook against disinformation
FORB
Human Rights Without Frontiers condemns the death penalty of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on blasphemy charges
Human Rights Without Frontiers condemns the death penalty of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on blasphemy charges
Health
Real Life Heroes: on a journey towards quality healthcare
In the remote Lamu region, on the northeast coast of Kenya, quality healthcare is hard to come by. Every month, medical staff from Safari Doctors, an NGO founded by Umra…
Books
European E-book, Audiobook Sales See Pandemic Pop
Sales of e-books and audiobooks have been robust across Europe throughout the pandemic despite storefront closures, according to a new report from Bookwire.
Health
Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening
Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening
Europe
Belarus: UN rights chief condemns violence against protesters, calls for grievances to be heard
The flow of free information is “crucial” in a democratic society, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday, spotlighting the landlocked eastern European nation of Belarus, “especially in a…
Health
Amid COVID-19, UN commitment to peace ‘more urgent than ever’
COVID-19 threatens not only hard-won development and peacebuilding gains, but also “risks exacerbating conflicts or fomenting new ones”, the UN chief reminded the Security Council on Wednesday, during a briefing…
Europe
As restrictions are eased, asylum applications in the EU+ increase significantly, but remain at half pre-COVID-19 levels
As restrictions are eased, asylum applications in the EU+ increase significantly, but remain at half pre-COVID-19 levels
Health
UN praises resilience and vision of younger generation, marking International Youth Day
Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials have called on leaders around the world to “do everything possible” to enable young people to reach their fullest potential.