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First half of 2020: Covid-19, investment in recovery, climate | News | European Parliament
To tackle the fallout from Covid-19, Parliament has pushed for ambitious and sustainable solutions for people, the economy and the environment. Read our overview of the first half of 2020.Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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FROM THE FIELD: Frontline resilience in Somalia
One hundred thousand households in Somaliland in northwest Somalia have better access to water, protecting them not just from the ravages of climate change but also against the spread of COVID-19, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme.
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World’s poorest being pushed ‘closer to the abyss’ of famine, warns WFP chief
The greatest concentration of need is in Africa, but countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia – including middle-income nations – are also being ravaged by crippling levels of food insecurity. The two Rome-based UN agencies sounded the alarm in a joint report published Friday as the WFP announced that…
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Sassoli: The decisions we will take will reshape the Union for decades | News | European Parliament
David Sassoli told EU leaders recovery plans must meet ambitions and warned against taking Parliament’s consent on the new EU budget for granted.Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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Real Madrid clinch 34th La Liga title with win over Villareal
EURONEWS – The sight of Zinedine Zidane again being thrown into the air by his Real Madrid players could only mean one thing — another title celebration. With the Frenchman back in charge, Madrid is back to collecting major trophies. Madrid clinched their 34th Spanish league title — and first since 2017 — after extending…
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Elżbieta Rafalska from ECR: “During the #COVID19 pandemic, we witnessed discrimination against elderly”
MEP Elżbieta Rafalska: “During the #COVID19 pandemic, we witnessed discrimination against elderly. We cannot tolerate this social strata being left behind as this #pandemic continues to wreak economic & social havoc, destroying the lives of our elderly citizens.” @EPSocialAffairs
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Srebrenica: Honour victims and survivors by preventing future atrocities, UN experts urge
Srebrenica : 25th Anniversary – Srebrenica Memorial Day, 11 July 2020 Remembering Srebrenica: Honour victims and survivors by preventing future atrocities, UN experts urge GENEVA (9 July 2020) – UN human rights experts today urged governments to honour victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide by building peaceful, inclusive and just societies to prevent a repetition…
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German Sales Drop 14% in the First Half of 2020
German Book sales crashed during lockdown, but have bounced back as bookstores reopened, and are down just 14% overall for the first six months of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019.
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Human trafficking for organ removal needs urgent international attention
Human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal
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Borrell : decision on Hagia Sophia is regrettable
Turkey: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the decision regarding Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia has a strong symbolic, historical and universal value. Turkey has developed a well-established tradition of cultural conservation as well as a recognised tradition of intellectual and cultural openness. The ruling by the Turkish Council of State to overturn one…