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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America
FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl
The amount of money spent on food and beverages to enjoy, perhaps, the United States’ most high-profile annual sporting event, adds up to more than twice the global budget of…
Europe
EU cancer plan ushers in ‘new era’ for preventing, tackling cancer
Stakeholders in the health sector widely welcomed the long-awaited Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, unveiled on Wednesday (3 January), as a “new era for cancer care and cancer patients” which places…
Europe
EU goes easy on alcohol in cancer plan
Alcoholic drinks have been treated differently to tobacco products in Europe’s Beating cancer plan, as overuse, not its use, will be targeted by the Commission’s initiatives. The much-awaited EU cancer…
Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – Tibetan peace marcher Tenzin Dhondup walks 2300km ‘March for Freedom’ till Nathula
Tibetan marcher Tenzin Dhondup (Phayul photo) By Shyamal Sinha Tibetan peace marcher Tenzin Dhondup reached the final destination of his ‘March to Freedom’ after traversing the distance of over…
Food
UGI International Forms Exclusive, Strategic Partnership with bioLPG Producer Ekobenz to Drive bioLPG Availability in Europe
<!--UdmComment--><!--/UdmComment--> <h2 class="fe_heading2">UGI International Forms Exclusive, Strategic Partnership with bioLPG Producer Ekobenz to Drive bioLPG Availability in Europe</h2> </p><div readability="165.5934889081"> VALLEY FORGE, Pa., February 2, 2021 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- UGI…
Europe
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…
News
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…
Europe
How the EU spent €469M on COVID-19 research in a year
The European Commission has invested €469 million in 105 COVID-19 research projects, with funding for 45 clinical trials taking the biggest share, of €118.9 million, according to the latest data.…