Category: World

Date: November 15, 2024Time: 05:28 UTC A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea on November 15, 2024, at 05:28 UTC. The earthquake was registered by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which reported the earthquake at a depth of 52 km (32 miles). The European-Mediterranean […]

Dr Inge Asselberghs has been closely involved in advanced graphene research over the past decade. Today, she’s at the forefront of EU-funded efforts to bring this “miracle material” out of the lab and into society. Asselberghs is part of an international team of researchers that set up a prototype manufacturing facility for graphene and other […]

Earlier this year, the OPCW IIT released its report on the devastating chemical weapons attack in Marea, Syria in 2015, which held Da’esh responsible. This is just one demonstration of why coordination between these three committees remains so important.  The threat from terrorists and non-state actors continues to adapt. Terrorist groups, including Al-Qaeda and Daesh […]

The unthinkable happened to thousands of people in the province of Valencia on October 29 – in a matter of minutes, they went from going about their daily lives to being submerged or swept away by floodwaters, with many losing everything they own. A massive area of both countryside and densely populated town centres, home […]

  The EU single market counts 5 million posted workers – or employees who are sent temporarily to provide services in another EU country by their employer. Currently businesses face the complex task of completing multiple and diverse documentation in each EU country when posting workers. The Commission has now proposed to reduce this administrative […]

A police officer who assaulted a vulnerable young girl while on duty and superimposed his face onto child abuse images has been jailed for nine years. Dean Dempster, 35, who was a response officer for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) based in Oldham at the time, sexually touched the child while responding to a disturbance in […]

The awards replace the nine different schemes through which UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) currently supports doctoral training. The schemes build on a rich history of doctoral investments which support discovery-driven research at universities across the UK. The investment of more than £500 million announced today (13 November 2024) will support doctoral students to develop […]

The U.S. Department of Labor launched the Good Jobs Initiative to make it easier to get workers into good jobs that help them get ahead. Not just for the sake of workers, but employers too.  Adopting the Goods Jobs Principles is good for employers because the working conditions they provide lead to increased productivity and […]

The Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) works to support partners and allies around the world seeking to deploy innovative clean energy technologies, improve access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy to spur economic growth, support American private sector investment in energy infrastructure, contribute to diverse and resilient clean energy supply chains, and train an inclusive […]