Europe
Interview with Le Journal du Dimanche
Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Marie-Pierre Gröndahl and Hervé Gattegno 7 February 2021 There’s been a glut of bad news throughout Europe recently. How can…
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At the forefront of curtailing the pandemic
04 February 2021, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, 142nd plenary session – European Committee of the Regions: I am very happy to be here today,…
Health
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, Tedros warns
The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Friday, while warning that after inoculating…
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Redoubling public health measures needed due to COVID-19 virus variants
As we enter the first months of 2021, increasing numbers of reports of variants of the COVID-19 virus mark a new development in the pandemic. A variant dominant in the…
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Middle East: Are people losing their religion?
Few topics are as delicate as religion — especially in the Middle East. Officially, Arab states have major Muslim populations, varying from around 60% in Lebanon to almost 100% in Jordan…
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Penn Lecture Series Explores Race and Religion
Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Mira Wasserman, Steven Weitzman and Anne Albert | Courtesy of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Steven…
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Holy See: “Effective action” needed to fight poverty in Covid-hit developing nations – Vatican News
Leaving “no one behind” in the present Covid-19 pandemic “depends on the willingness of States to act in solidarity and fraternity in building the common good,” according to the Holy…
Europe
Catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on cancer care
Severe disruptions in services to cancer patients in the Region spur a pan-European initiative led by WHO as it announces a new ambassador, envisioning a future where cancer is no…
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World Cancer Day: tobacco and alcohol both cause cancer – know the facts
On World Cancer Day, marked on 4 February, WHO/Europe is focusing on the need to minimize exposure to both alcohol and tobacco. While many people understand the risks of developing…
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Scientology helps new businesses get off on the right foot.
Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers offer free online course to help new businesses get off on the right foot Surprisingly more businesses than ever are starting during the pandemic, according…