Mon 22 February 2021: Nearly 2,500 languages worldwide are at risk of extinction, a Turkish official with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Sunday. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Ocal Oguz, chairman of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO, said nearly 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide. “Among these, nearly […]
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Fri 19 February 2021: The US officially rejoined the Paris Climate Accord, the State Department announced Friday, saying climate change and science can “never” again be “add-ons” in Washington’s foreign policy. Scientists and foreign diplomats have welcomed the US return to the treaty, which became official 30 days after President Joe Biden ordered the move […]
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Fri 19 February 2021: People from poorer nations will probably be unable to get a COVID-19 vaccine this year because the world’s richest countries have bought one billion more doses than their citizens need, a new study has found, as G7 leaders indicated a willingness to share their excess doses ahead of a meeting on […]
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Thu 18 February 2021: The coronavirus pandemic has added $24 trillion to the global debt mountain over the last year a new study has shown, leaving it at a record $281 trillion and the worldwide debt-to-GDP ratio at over 355%. The Institute of International Finance’s (IIF) global debt monitor estimated government support programs had accounted […]
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Sat 13 February 2021: More than 120 countries elected British lawyer Karim Khan as the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), one of the toughest jobs in international law because the tribunal seeks justice for the world’s worst atrocities – war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Khan, 50, who led a United […]
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Thu 11 February 2021: Private media companies in Poland suspended their news coverage on February 10 in protest against a new tax on advertising revenue. They claim that the tax has little to do with raising revenue and is in fact part of a wider government plan to reduce the editorial independence of private media […]
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Fri 05 February 2021: Africa might have to wait for years to access enough COVID-19 vaccines for its population until richer countries’ orders are met by vaccine producers. GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, on Wednesday announced that it would provide COVID-19 vaccines to almost all countries in Africa under the framework of the COVAX facility that […]
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Fri 05 February 2021: Global food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January to their highest since July 2014, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, as economies continue to battle fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket […]
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Tue 02 February 2021: Today is World Wetlands Day. Wetlands are some of the world’s most fragile and sensitive ecosystems supporting unique habitats for plants and animals, and providing livelihoods to millions of people across the world. Wetlands are amazing at capturing and storing carbon. Wetlands are found in all countries across climatic zones – […]
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Tue 02 February 2021: WHO on Monday cheered the falling rate of global coronavirus cases but warned governments and individuals to keep their guard up as new variants spread, advising continued vigilance against the lethal virus. “There are still many countries with increasing numbers of cases, but at the global level, this is encouraging news,” […]
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