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Event in Brussels on LGBTQI rights highlights elevated risk during pandemic times
LGBTQI activists raise alarm over an increase in hate speech and violence and propose strategies to strengthen protections by improving funding mechanisms. LGBTQI people around the world, an already marginalized group, have been subjected to an increase in risk and violence largely due to responses towards and misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, said panelists of…
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Pope to Moneyval: Preventing merchants from speculating on humanity – Vatican News
In an address to the Committee of Experts of the Council of Europe, Pope Francis recalls the need for clean finance at the service of humanity, especially the weakest members of society.
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International Association of Scientologists (IAS) marks 36 years advancing humanitarian campaigns
… to help protect the Scientology religion and Scientologists from attacks of biased … membership organization of Scientology, open to all Scientologists from every nation … support, and protect the Scientology religion and Scientologists in all parts of the …
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European Parliament cements position on climate change before haggling by member states
… A general view shows European Council President Charles Michel addressing … session of the EU Parliament following an EU leaders summit, … The European Parliament has rubber-stamped its position on the European Union’ … law to make the EU’s climate targets legally …
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Public consultation: IP rights outside the European Union
In the framework of the European Union’s Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries, the European Commission (DG Trade) is launching a public consultation in order to gather information on the state of intellectual property protection and enforcement in third countries.
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Africa welcomes the positive message of ‘Fratelli Tutti’ – SECAM – Vatican News
Philippe Cardinal Ouédraogo, the Archbishop of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso who is also President of SECAM, has said Africa welcomes Pope Francis’ renewed push for a world built on solidarity and fraternity.
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Poland: EIB provides additional support to chemical company PCC Rokita
The Bank will increase the financing provided at the beginning of last year to €67.5 million. The funds will support the company’s modernisation plans and the construction of the Process Innovation and Scaling Centre. Both loan agreements are backed by an EFSI guarantee under the Investment Plan for Europe
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Das System Scientology, released as a book in German by late expert Bryan R. Wilson
Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Religion Bryan R Wilson, in an opinion originally published in 1999, analyzes systematically the religious customs and principles of Scientology. In this study, now published as a book in German “Das System Scientology: Eine Analyse und ein Vergleich ihrer religiösen Systeme und Lehren”, in memoriam by FoRB.PRESS and is available…
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Harris says she is a person of faith, ‘insulting’ to suggest she would knock anyone for religion
Sen. Kamala Harris invoked her faith during the vice presidential debate to insist that Judge Amy Coney Barrett would be treated fairly on account of her faith during her upcoming confirmation hearings.
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Religion and risk of COVID-19 in UK
… population identify with a religion, and this does not … groups were identified, “No religion, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish … , Sikh, Any other religion, or Religion not stated.” Follow-up … those of any other religion, no religion, or unknown religious …