Category: World

  Every year in the EU, 700,000 persons lose their lives due to tobacco consumption, among which tens of thousands are due to second-hand smoke. The proposed revision to the Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments is a direct bid to help better protect people from the effects of second-hand smoke and aerosols. It also marks another step forward in […]

How can we explain, in simple terms, what makes a great artist? This question is more complex than it seems, as it forces us to think more broadly about what art is and who artists are. Above all, it forces us to reflect on what makes one artist more important than another. This is a […]

Established in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter, HBCU Week underscores the vital role these institutions play in providing high-quality education and fostering professional growth for their scholars. HBCU Week is observed during the second week of September and celebrates the impactful legacy and ongoing contributions of HBCUs. Contrary to what many might assume because I […]

September still holds that back-to-school feeling for many of us, no matter how long ago we left the classroom. For many young people looking forward to freshers’ week or returning to their studies, though, the continuing rise in sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) might be good reason to revise guidance on safer sex and condom use to […]

“Today’s report from the Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals is a how-to guide to help generate prosperity and equality alongside clean power,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Many of today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies, from wind turbines and solar panels to electric vehicles and battery storage, depend on such critical energy transition minerals as copper, […]

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coastal city of Port McNeill, in British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake’s epicenter in the Pacific Ocean was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) below the seabed, the USGS added. The US National Tsunami Center did not issue a […]

The UK government is providing £1 million of humanitarian assistance in response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam. It will provide emergency supplies, cash assistance and critical services, such as health, water and sanitation to those affected.   Typhoon Yagi is the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in 30 […]

Two of the planes struck the twin skyscrapers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan’s financial district, while another was flown into the US military headquarters at the Pentagon outside Washington, DC. The fourth aircraft crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers wrested back control from the hijackers. Among those killed were 441 first […]

Although German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reaffirmed his military support for Israel repeatedly, the German Federal Security Council, chaired by Scholz, has not approved arms exports to Israel for months, according to a Sunday Profil Magazine report. According to the report, no approvals for arms exports to Israel have been granted since March. However, Scholz made […]

Summary This short-term piece of work will be funded through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Pioneers Outcomes Fund. Organisations are invited to register to join an early market engagement event on 24 September 2024. We expect to issue the formal call for proposals invitation on 26 September 2024, with a deadline to apply […]