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COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water – a…
MEPs approve EUR 6.2 bn to tackle crisis, speed up vaccine deployment
The EU Parliament gave the go-ahead to an increase in the EU budget of EUR 6.2 billion Thursday, to improve the chances of an effective…
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world’s smartest cities
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich are the world’s smartest cities, according to an index published on Thursday amid a growing debate on the future of urban…
EU Commission to target 55 pct emissions reductions
EU Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen in her first state of the union speech announced an increase to the 2030 climate target, to ‘at…
Governments urged to protect poor against modern slavery, step up development financing
Unless governments act now, millions of the world’s most vulnerable people could be pushed into contemporary forms of slavery and other exploitation due to the…
Birthday party on ship may have led to oil spill in Mauritius, Panama regulator says
A Japanese ship that wrecked off the coast of Mauritius in July and sparked one of the worst environmental disasters in the country’s history may…
Free emissions allowances must be better targeted: EU auditors
Free allowances under the EU’s ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system (ETS) – distributed to industry, aviation and sometimes the electricity sector, were not well…
Lego is replacing its clear plastic bags with recyclable paper
If you buy a Lego set today, the toy bricks come packed in tiny numbered plastic bags. Every year, the toy manufacturer uses hundreds of…
What can we expect in Von der Leyen’s first state of the union speech?
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her first landmark state of the union address on Wednesday. The speech, delivered to MEPs, traditionally sets…
OECD: Progress in updating rules on international shipping of plastic waste
OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent…
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