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Common charger: MEPs agree on proposal to reduce electronic waste
MEPs support a common charger for portable electronic devices, reducing e-waste and making the use of different mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras more convenient.
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Common charger: MEPs agree on proposal to reduce electronic waste
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UN chief appeals: ‘Forge a path to safety’ during a 4-day Holy Week humanitarian truce
This year, Orthodox Holy Week is being observed under a “cloud of a war” that totally negates the Easter message of unity, the UN chief said on Tuesday, calling for…
Europe
Canada, United States, Japan and Europe hold a teleconference on the war in Ukraine
Leaders from Canada, the United States, Japan and Europe hold a teleconference on the war in Ukraine Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of the United States…
Charities
Rugby Star Ali McGrandles Named Chieftain Of Stirling Highland Games
Former Scotland rugby player Ali McGrandles has been named Chieftain of this year’s Stirling Highland Games. Stirling-born Ali was a pioneer of women’s rugby in Scotland beginning her career at…
Europe
Ukraine: Security Council urged to ‘put aside’ divisions, end ‘senseless war’
As five million people have already fled Ukraine and another seven million are displaced internally, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements urged the Security Council on Tuesday…
Europe
First Person: A month in a Mariupol basement
Invading Russian forces have almost completely destroyed Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine. Former resident Alina Beskrovna recalled to UN News, a month-long ordeal sheltering in a basement there as she…
Europe
Preparing for the worst: training health workers to deal with casualty surges from the war in Ukraine
Figures from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) show more than 4000 casualties from the war in Ukraine so far. Yet, as the OHCHR…
Europe
Guterres appeals for urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to allow delivery of life-saving aid as well as evacuations, his spokesperson said on Monday.
Economy
EU prosecutors Office investigates €5.4 billion worth of loss to the EU budget
The EPPO investigates €5.4 billion worth of loss to the EU budget in its first 7 months of activity In its first annual report, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)…
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Brian Evans to release “I’m A Traveler,” April 20th on iTunes produced by Narada Michael Walden
Brian Evans new single "I'm A Traveler," produced by Narada Michael Walden, known for producing Whiteney Houston, Aretha Franklin and more will be released on iTunes April 20th. Narada Michael…