Tekijä: Tuula Pohjola
Germany sees record use of green power in H1 but demand fell 5.7%
A record 50.2% of Germany’s power consumption in January to June was met from renewable sources, utility industry association BDEW said on Thursday, adding that…
UK targets 65% municipal waste recycling rates under EU’s circular economy package
The UK Government has today (30 July) agreed to transpose aspects of the European Union’s Circular Economy Package into UK law, agreeing on targets to…
Law enforcement behind half of all violence against African migrants, UN says
Nearly half of all the violence visited on African migrants during their journey to the Mediterranean coast is perpetrated by law enforcers, the United Nations…
Heatwave adds to health alert as Europe masks up to prevent COVID
A heatwave hit Europe on Thursday just as Madrid made wearing masks compulsory to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, and Julian Martinez said his…
‘Deadliest year’: Record number of land and environmental activists killed in 2019
A record number of people were killed last year while trying to protect their land and the environment from carbon-intensive industries, according to new research…
Record low rape convictions for England and Wales branded ‘utterly shameful’
Prosecutions and convictions for rape fell to a record low in England and Wales last year, official data showed on Thursday, amid warnings the system…
Afghan women demand right to be named on children’s documents
Afghan women could win the legal right to have their names on their children’s birth certificates and identity cards under a proposal to be presented…
Brussels secures EU access to COVID-19 drug Remdesivir
The European Commission signed a contract with pharmaceutical company Gilead Tuesday to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir, for EU Member…
Naisten oikeuksien laiminlyöntiin on puututtava
Naisjärjestöt kantavat huolta Puolan ja Turkin aikeista irtaantua Istanbulin sopimuksesta. EU:n tulee toimia naisten ja tyttöjen oikeuksien suojelemiseksi. Naisiin kohdistuva väkivalta on vakava ongelma ympäri…
Hoitajajärjestöt toivovat parannuksia työoloihin toisesta korona-aallosta selviämiseksi
Pandemian aiheuttama lisäkuormitus voi entisestään vaikeuttaa työntekijöiden löytämistä. Hoitajajärjestöjen Tehyn ja Superin kannat ovat selviä: Hoitajat olivat valmiita runsaisiin joustoihin, ylitöihin, lomien pätkimiseen ja suojavarusteiden…
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