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UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution
Without nature’s help, “we will not thrive or even survive”, the UN chief said on Thursday, launching a major report on the environment.
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[Press Release] Buddhist Times News – Buddhism, bollywood, business can expand people-to-people engagement between India, Singapore: Goyal
Buddhism, bollywood, business can expand people-to-people engagement between India, Singapore: Goyal <p class="post-meta"> <span class="date"><i class="icon-calendar"/> Feb 18, 2021</span> <span class="meta-user"><i class="icon-user"/> <a href="https://www.buddhisttimes.news/author/shyamal/" title="Posts by Shyamal Sinha" rel="author" rel="nofollow">Shyamal…
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WHO reviews effect of physical activity on enhancing academic achievement at school
Regular physical activity, increasing physical education and active classrooms not only protect schoolchildren’s health but also improve their academic achievement. This is the finding of a wide-ranging review on Physical…
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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic diseases spread between animals and people, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on…
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Donohoe: EU Covid fund will aid green and digital transformation in Ireland
Money from the European Union’s Covid-19 recovery fund will be spent on a green and digital transformation in Ireland, according to the Finance Minister. Ministers have been taking submissions on…
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Indonesian cardinal urges ‘right choices’ during Lent – Vatican News
As Catholics worldwide begin their annual period of Lent on Ash Wednesday, the Archbishop of Jakarta urges the faithful to put their lives back on track in their relation to…
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EU calls for bold measures to control deteriorating economic situation in Sudan
February 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - European Union diplomats in Khartoum urged the Sudanese government to take bold reforms to halt the deteriorating economic situation in the country. Hamdok government had…
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U.S. wine importers are now paying the price for Trump administration’s trade tiff with European Union
Wine vendors battling to survive the coronavirus pandemic are now also getting slammed by the U.S.’s fight with the European Union over aircraft subsidies. Mom-and-pop wine importers are facing hundreds…
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Downward COVID-19 trend shows ‘simple public health measures work’ – UN health chief
The number of reported cases of COVID-19 globally has declined for the fifth consecutive week, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday, underscoring that “simple public health measures…
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Buddhist Times News – When the Dalai Lama Dies, His Reincarnation Will Be a Religious Crisis. Here’s What Could Happen
A decade ago, the Dalai Lama set himself a significant deadline. The best-known living Buddhist figure in the world said that when he turned 90 years old, he would decide…