[ad_1] The European Commission has proposed new initiatives to address long-standing issues in the planning and implementation of the EU’s energy infrastructure. They aim to ensure that affordable and clean energy flows more efficiently across the EU. Grid infrastructure is the backbone of the European energy system. The new package proposes to modernise and expand it to unlock […]
Continue Reading[ad_1] Madhumay Mallik from the Wildlife Trust of India recounts their experience researching grass frogs, and details what is being done to ensure that these and other frog species continue to thrive despite increasing challenges. Far away on the mountain peak were cotton clouds in restless sleep, tossing and turning. Before me, a lush pasture […]
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[ad_1] Yesterday, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) over MPS’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with a teachers’ union which preferences teachers who are members of an “underrepresented population” in employment decisions and prioritizes “Black Men Teach Fellows” for certain employment benefits, terms, and conditions. “Discrimination is unacceptable […]
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[ad_1] Ana Vieira da Mata has been elected as the new Chair of EASA’s Management Board (MB). The MB brings together representatives of the Member States and the European Commission and is responsible for the definition of the Agency’s priorities, the establishment of the budget and for monitoring the Agency’s operations. The Chair of the […]
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[ad_1] In response to the devastating floods that have hit Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand, the European Union has released €2.4 million in emergency assistance for the most affected areas. This funding will serve to provide essential relief to the most vulnerable communities. Up to €1.8 million will support relief efforts in Sri Lanka, including […]
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[ad_1] Paxful Holdings Inc., an online virtual currency trading platform, agreed to plead guilty yesterday to a three-count information filed in the Eastern District of California and agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $4 million based on its ability to pay. “Paxful made millions of dollars in part by knowingly moving cryptocurrency for the […]
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Africa Today: A Brief on Key Developments Across the Continent Security & Human Rights: Turmoil in Tanzania — Protests Blocked and Rights Under Pressure On 9 December 2025, authorities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital, deployed police and army forces in strength to block planned Independence Day protests. The demonstrations had been called by […]
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When Rights Collide in the Classroom: Gender Identity, Minors, and the Complex Intersection of Law, Belief and Duty A quiet request within a school — that staff address a student by a different name or pronouns — can appear straightforward on the surface. But when the student is a minor, when staff hold deeply rooted […]
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Dublin, — Disability rights activist Cara Darmody has launched a 50-hour sleep-out protest outside Leinster House in a renewed effort to draw national attention to what she describes as the ongoing “assessment of needs crisis.” The 15-year-old from Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary began her demonstration at 11am today and is expected to meet opposition party leaders […]
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President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping US$12 billion economic assistance package for American farmers, aimed at easing financial pressure on the agriculture sector amid trade disruptions and rising production costs. Reuters+2News-Times+2 Speaking at a White House roundtable with agriculture officials and lawmakers on Monday 8th of Dec, Trump described U.S. farmers as “the backbone of […]
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