In an era of perpetual military engagements, from drone strikes in distant deserts to naval confrontations in contested seas, one glaring absence
Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday.
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The European Commission has today, in its first NextGenerationEU transaction, raised a €20 billion via a ten-year bond due on 4 July 2031 to finance Europe's recovery from the coronavirus crisis and its consequences.
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The 30 member states of NATO ended their Monday summit in Brussels, reaffirming the military alliance with a strong statement against Russia and to a lesser degree, China.
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At the high-profile St. Petersburg International Economic Forum earlier this month, the head of Moscow State University's Center for the National Intellectual Reserve, Katerina Tikhonova, gave a six-minute speech by video link about using "breakthrough technologies" to boost investment.
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Thousands of protesters have gathered in Hungary’s capital to condemn a draft bill that would ban discussions on homosexuality or gender change in schools.
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When Russia amassed tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine's border earlier this year, the United States' highest-ranking officials -- from the president to the defense secretary to Washington's top diplomat -- called their direct counterparts in Kyiv to express support.
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It is 2050. The world has successfully made the transition to a zero-carbon economy, and climate catastrophe has been averted.
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I shuddered with fear when something slippery wrapped around my leg while I was swimming in the open sea in Con Dao – a remote island in the South of Vietnam. For a brief moment, it conjured up a scene in Steven Spielberg’s thriller Jaws in which a character was pulled down under the water
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Reinforcing its position as a leader in green finance and a strong supporter of capital markets, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested US$ 50 million in a green bond issued by QNB Finansbank, a major Turkish lender.
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