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European Union commissioner tests positive for Covid-19
BRUSSELS: EU commissioner Mariya Gabriel has tested … caught the coronavirus. Gabriel, the EU commissioner for research and innovation … representative to the 27-member EU executive. “I have been … stay safe!” she said. The EU commission is headquartered in the …
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‘Boo’-ks for kids: Niles bookstore extends free books to area children, teenagers in October
… kids by ensuring they have books,” said Mary Ward, a … s Room books are not included in the free book giveaway. Shelf … of books available in the children’s and youth book room … including graphic novels, non-fiction, fiction, chapter books from …
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Science and Religion Have Never Been More at Odds. Can Conshohocken’s Templeton Foundation Bridge the Divide?
… “Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion” (“progress” was reportedly Sir John … . Oxford University’s famed anti-religion crusader, Richard Dawkins, has gibed … .” He suggests substituting “spirituality” for “religion”: “More people are comfortable with …
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‘I feel like I’ve been robbed of my own story’: Deaf Saskatoon author urges people not to buy his book due to offensive illustrations
… noticed there weren’t many books catered to him and his … the book three years ago after publishing company Reycraft Books contacted … “Typically with all the books that I have published previously … the book on shelves, he reached out to his publisher, who …
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Mexico asks pope for loan of ancient books held in Vatican library
… books, requested is the Codex Borgia, an especially colorful screen-fold book …
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Books for Newborns adds inclusive children’s book
… books following the Black Lives Matter movement. “When I delivered the book … pulled (a book) out and posed,” Books for Newborns … 11% of children’s books starred Black characters, … — yielded counteractive results. Publishers will include people of color …
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DAILY MAVERICK 168: Two new books offer an insider’s view of Nelson & Winnie’s tempestuous yet enduring love
GW425, South Africa, Cape Town, 1990: Nelson Mandela with Winnie Mandela as he is released from Victor Vester prison. ANC – African National Congress African leaders, icons, public figures, famous people, goverment, political. ( Photo: Graeme Williams/ …
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UN chief welcomes Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed agreement on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone following talks held in Russia on Friday.
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EU says ready to send mission to monitor Palestinian elections
… Saturday said that the European Union is ready to send … Kuhn Von Burgdsroff, the EU representative in Palestine, stressed that … the EU supports holding the general elections … Meanwhile, Ishtaye praised the EU’s support for holding the …
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World Food Program’s Nobel Peace Prize shines light on global hunger
The World Council of Churches has joined the rest of the plant in welcoming the award of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the UN World Food Program, one of the world’s first responders in global crises.