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Urban air quality improves as coronavirus empties U.S. highways -NOAA
U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic, giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that…
International students call for postponed and reduced tuition fees
Fee-paying students from outside the EU are calling on the Swedish government to help postpone and reduce their tuition fees to take the effects of…
We will have summer tourist season, promises EU
The European Union’s executive Commission has proposed a gradual lifting of borders in an attempt to kick-start a tourist industry hit hard by the coronavirus…
EU’s live export trade puts welfare of millions of animals at risk – report
The welfare of millions of cattle, sheep and goats exported from the EU is being put at risk by failings including heat stress, bad planning…
Church in Australia selling bleach as a coronavirus treatment fined $151,200
The Australian chapter of an international church selling and promoting bleach as a cure for COVID-19 has been issued infringement notices totalling $151,200. The Genesis…
Canada zoo to send pandas home after bamboo shortage
A Canadian zoo is shipping two pandas home to China after the coronavirus pandemic left it struggling to source the massive bamboo stockpiles needed to…
Coronavirus: €117 million granted for treatments and diagnostics through the Innovative Medicines Initiative
The Commission announced today that 8 large-scale research projects, aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus,were selected in a fast-track call for proposals,…
‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues
As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to…
EU to put off new tax rules due to coronavirus crisis
The EU Commission decided Friday to postpone entry into force of two EU taxation measures to take account of difficulties businesses and Member States are…
Europe is getting off coal even faster than expected
Across Europe, countries are making strides toward a fossil-free future. In April, Austria and Sweden closed their last coal plants—the latter nearly two years ahead…
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