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‘Foundational and necessary change’ needed to heal post-COVID world
With the COVID-19 pandemic precipitating one of the world’s worst health, socioeconomic and humanitarian crises in over a century, the UN chief told a high-level discussion on Tuesday to seize the opportunity “to make real, foundational, and necessary change”.
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Mother of 7 busted with cocaine in books, make-up kits and deodorant containers
… 4 pounds of cocaine in book covers and various containers. The … in the fake cover of books, the containers for make-up …
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Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler, Paolo Gabriele, dies aged 54 – Vatican News
Paolo Gabriele died on Tuesday after a long illness, leaving behind a wife and three children.
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Actor-turned-MP Nusrat Jahan expresses her view on ‘love-jihad’: ‘Love and jihad don’t go hand-in-hand. Don’t make religion a political tool’
… , ‘Don’t make religion a political tool’. Ever …
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Woman fined for ‘offending religion’ after parading a huge vagina through the streets during Women’s Day march on Spain’s Costa del Sol
… has been fined for ‘offending religion’ after parading a huge vagina …
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ECDC opens ESCAIDE 2020 digital conference
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is today opening the 2020 European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE). A key theme at the ESCAIDE conference is COVID-19, with two plenaries that will focus on the epidemiology, societal impact and effectiveness of measures taken with respect to the pandemic.
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‘Let’s rebuild a strong EU-USA alliance’, EU chiefs tell Joe Biden
European Union chiefs Ursula von der Leyen … a new beginning for the EU-US global partnership,” she … Michel, who presides over the EU Council, said he invited the … , Biden already spoke with several EU leaders including France’s …
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EIB supports digitalisation of Serbian schools with €65 million
The EIB will invest €65 million in the modernisation of primary and secondary schools in Serbia to provide new digital equipment, connectivity, and capacity building training for 50 000 school teachers. The investment from the EU bank will support Serbia’s national education strategy, upgrade digital capacities in Serbian schools and contribute to economic and productivity growth, youth employability…
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Australian bishops discuss abuse, governance and Covid-19 – Vatican News
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference begins its 4-day plenary assembly focused on safeguarding against child abuse, Church governance and the impact of the pandemic on church life..
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Speech by Vice-President Šefčovič at the European Conference on Batteries
European Commission Speech Brussels, 24 Nov 2020 Thank you Melinda, and good morning everyone. It is a privilege to be speaking at such an important event, especially as we find ourselves on the cusp of someth…