Tekijä: Tuula Pohjola
Canada loses out to Ireland and Norway in Security Council vote
Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council despite an expensive and star-studded campaign. It lost out to…
Top women’s rights group probes claims of racism by staff
The head of leading rights group Women Deliver has apologised and pledged an independent investigation after current and former staff said she ruled over a…
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for Covid-19 over lack of proven benefit
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients had…
StartHubin Online Accelerator auttoi startupeja verkossa
Mitä tehdään, kun koronapandemia pysäyttää yhteiskunnan, peruuttaa live-tapahtumat, sulkee coworking-tilat ja siirtää työskentelyn verkkoon? Silloin järjestetään virtuaalinen kiihdytysohjelma, joka tarjoaa startupeille kaiken saatavilla olevan tuen…
U.S. Justice Department proposes rolling back protections for big tech
The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook have…
UN human rights chief calls for reparations for slavery, colonialism
The UN’s human rights chief urged countries Wednesday to confront the legacy of slavery and colonialism and to make amends for “centuries of violence and…
FAO Director-General calls for new approach to stop soil loss on World Day to Combat Desertification and and Drought 2020
A new approach is needed to combat soil degradation, desertification and drought if we are to meet the growing demand for food to feed the…
Black EU lawmaker says victim of police violence in Brussels
A black European Union lawmaker said on Wednesday she was a victim of “extremely traumatic” police violence outside a Brussels railway station, and lodged a…
US says a UK trade deal ‘unlikely’ before November
America’s top trade negotiator has said a deal with the UK is unlikely before the US presidential election in November. Ambassador Robert Lighthizer’s comments come…
Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Sweden’s coronavirus policy: ‘We managed to flatten the curve’
Sweden’s coronavirus strategy has led to a death rate much higher than that of its neighbors. DW’s Conflict Zone asks the Swedish foreign minister if…
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