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IMF head calls for Brexit trade talk extension
The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should not “add to uncertainty” from coronavirus by refusing to extend the period to negotiate a…
Ukraine: €13 million in humanitarian aid for conflict affected population
As the conflict in eastern Ukraine enters seventh year, the European Commission announces today €13 million to support the most vulnerable people affected by the…
Climate change: Blue skies pushed Greenland ‘into the red’
While high temperatures were critical to the melting seen in Greenland last year, scientists say that clear blue skies also played a key role. In…
Swedish coronavirus model under fire as deaths rise
Sweden’s softer approach to containing the new coronavirus was already an outlier in Europe and is coming under even more scrutiny as death rates leap…
New Zealand’s Ardern, ministers take 20% pay cut for six months due to coronavirus impact
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, ministers in her government and public service chief executives will take a 20% pay cut for the next six…
Now is ‘not the time’ to reduce funding for the World Health Organization in COVID-19 fight, urges Guterres
Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time to cut the resources of…
EU diverts nearly all resources to fight against COVID-19
The EU Council adopted two proposals Tuesday to make almost all remaining funding from this year’s EU Budget – plus an additional EUR 3 billion…
World Chagas Disease Day highlights ‘silent and silenced’ tropical illness
Cost-effective interventions such as blood screening, as well as improved hygiene and food safety, could save millions from what the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
Venezuelans in US Need Urgent Temporary Protection
The United States government should recognize the increased risk COVID-19 poses in Venezuela and urgently designate Venezuelans in the US for temporary protection, Human Rights…
Los Angeles air ‘cleanest in world’ since COVID-19 lockdown
US news organisation CNN reports LA saw some of the cleanest air of any major city in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss air…
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