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Flashback: Mitt Romney – 2012 presidential election was 10 years ago
From being the Republican presidential candidate, to being booed off the stage by the same people who voted for him. The now senator Mitt Romney may belong to a dying…
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Flashback: Mitt Romney – 2012 presidential election was 10 years ago
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WHO says higher taxes on alcohol could save 130,000 lives a year
Many thousands of lives could be saved each year in the WHO European Region, if Member States introduced more taxes on alcohol. Across the Region, taxes on the sale of…
Europe
New WHO signature initiative shows raising alcohol taxes could save 130 000 lives per year
Many thousands of lives could be saved each year in the WHO European Region, if Member States introduced more taxes on alcohol. Across the Region, taxes on the sale of…
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Storie di madri e padri autentici, sempre in bilico tra figli, lavoro e il resto del mondo. Quelli che non avrebbero mai neppure immaginato di ritrovarsi a fare i funamboli,…
Europe
ECtHR / Russia: Two judgments in favour of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses against Russia
On 22 February, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued two judgments in favor of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses and found that Russia violated their fundamental rights to freedom of…
Europe
Ukraine crisis testing ‘entire international system’ – UN chief
The latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a media stakeout on Tuesday, adding “we must pass this test.”
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Omicron sublineage BA.2 remains a variant of concern
The BA.2 virus, a sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 mutation, should continue to be considered a variant of concern, scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a…
Europe
Malawi president, an ordained church minister, visits World Council of Churches in Geneva
(Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC)World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Ioan Sauca meets Rev. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, president of Malawi at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva on Feb. 21, 2022.…
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Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General
People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the economic and social impact of the…
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EATING EVERYDAY ‘CUPBOARD HEROES’ CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE
New research from World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) reveals that 97% of Brits already own the foods that could help to prevent cancer Brits who spend the least on their…