A spiraling supply shock spreading across Asia threatens to cross the Pacific and reshape everyday life in the United States
Attorney General William P. Barr today directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of three federal-death row inmates sentenced to death for staggeringly brutal murders, including the murder of a child and, with respect to two inmates, the murder of multiple victims.
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With liftoff set for today at 17:17 GMT (18:17 CET, 09:17 PST), the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is poised for liftoff – atop a Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, US.
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The European Commission has approved Danish plans to set up a fund with a target size of up to DKK 10 billion (approximately €1.34 billion) to recapitalise large enterprises affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.
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The ruling by the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court of Poland on 18 November 2020, stripping Judge Igor Tuleya of his immunity, raises concerns about judicial independence in the country.
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Interview for The Global Boardroom 2nd Edition: Shaping the recovery, Financial Times' Martin Wolf (MW) and Agustín Carstens (AC),
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Sheku Bangura, a teacher from Freetown, Sierra Leone, embarked on ariskyjourney to Europe in 2017, enduring many hardshipsbefore returning to his community. His harrowing experiences motivated him tolaunch an organization tohelp others with similar experiences.
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COVID-19 continues to put a strain on public health systems, as well as on the livelihoods and purchasing power of people around the world. But as the pandemic shows no signs of abating, the impact on the mental health of the most vulnerable –including migrants returned to their communities– becomes more visible.
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Unrelenting violence in north-east Nigeria has prompted new waves of displacement to congested camps in 2020.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is extremely concerned about the increase in deaths recorded on the West Africa route to the Canary Islands.
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The heads of the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the new One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (HYPERLINK).
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