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EU-Canada relations: taking forward a vibrant partnership
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Commission and industry invest €22 billion in new European Partnerships to deliver solutions to major societal challenges
European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 Jun 2021 Today, the Commission launched 11 new European Partnerships together with industry, to boost investments in research and innovation and to overcome major...
America
Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021
A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access…
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100 day to anniversary of United Nations “Peace Day”, UN chief urges: Stand up against hatred and care for planet
Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites people around the world to celebrate peace by observing 24 hours of ceasefire and non-violence. On Sunday, the UN chief kicked…
America
Group of Seven agree on mass vaccination – Vatican News
The Group of Seven nations has agreed to participate in a worldwide vaccination plan to halt the coronavirus pandemic. It comes amid concerns that impoverished countries are being left out…
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Record: A South African woman gave birth to 10 babies conceived naturally
Gossiame Tamara Sitole, 37, and her husband now have 6-year-old twins A 37-year-old South African woman broke the Guinness World Record after giving birth to 10 babies in a hospital...
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In Albania, President Ilir Meta has been dismissed
Albanian lawmakers voted to impeach their country's head of state, President Ilir Meta, for allegedly violating the constitution ahead of Albania's April elections, Euronews reported. The deputies voted for the...
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Pandemic tourism: Thailand will offer luxury accommodation for USD$1
About a million overnight stays at discounted prices will attract foreigners back to the Asian country As part of its plan to gradually open up the country and attract tourists,...
Nature
A building material from banana peels and algae have been created
The development is the work of specialists from the Institute of Industrial Sciences at the University of Tokyo. Japanese scientists have created a new building material, for the production of...
Environment
Not Photoshop: The story of the world-famous Heart Island
Hundreds of marriage proposals have been made in the sky over the island You can't help but come across pictures of this amazing coral reef, which nature has shaped like...