Every year, a small group of locals travels the 550 kilometers northwest from this Siberian city to Nazinsky Island, in the middle
To minimize the loss of lives and resources due to flooding, a new project in Nepal will introduce flood control infrastructure and flood forecasting systems in the Terai region, known as Nepal’s granary for being the largest producer of agricultural produce in the country. The project is supported by the Multidonor Trust Fund and Netherlands
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By 2025, 90% of Viet Nam’s urban residents will have access to water supply, 90% of municipal waste will be collected and treated, and wastewater will likewise be treated according to prescribed standards, in addition to other targets set forth by the government.
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Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their families, a new UN report has warned.
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Today, Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is taking part remotely in the Sofia Summit, co-chaired by Bulgaria and North Macedonia within the Berlin Process.
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Czech plans to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS).
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Geneva/Rome – A new report has found global hunger and population displacement – both already at record levels when COVID-19 struck – could surge as people on the move and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their families. The report – the first of its kind – was released today
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
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After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Barrday Corp. – an industrial textile manufacturer operating in Charlotte, North Carolina – paid $2,606 in back wages for wrongly denying paid leave to an employee under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA). The employee missed work to
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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care final rule.
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Commission alleged that the company deceived users about the level of security for Zoom meeting platform and unfairly undermined a browser security feature
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