Mon 20 July 2020: WHO’s emergencies director says while Oxford phase one trial for COVID-19 vaccine is positive, still ‘a long way to go’ The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday welcomed developments in COVID-19 vaccine trials, singling out an Oxford University group while noting that the next move will have to be larger-scale real-world […]
Continue Reading
Fri 17 July 2020: Disruption in children routine activities in families, friends, society causes problems, according to sociology professor ANKARA (AA) – The novel coronavirus pandemic poses negative effects on children’s health, development and protection because of the disruption of routine activities of families, friends and society, according to a sociology professor. Ahmed Zayed, who teaches […]
Continue Reading
Mon 13 July 2020: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a global trade union and civil society groups urged the Group of 20 major economies to extend and expand a freeze in debt service payments to help not just the poorest, but also middle-income countries, weather the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. The ICC, […]
Continue Reading
Wed 08 July 2020: COVID-19 pandemic will push 176 million more people into extreme poverty, report says GENEVA (AA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation and dashed hopes of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030, a UN expert said in a report on Tuesday. The […]
Continue Reading
Tue 07 July 2020: To prevent future outbreaks, we must become much more deliberate about protecting natural environment, says UNEP official WASHINGTON (AA) – Further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population, according to a UN report Monday. COVID-19, Ebola, MERS, West Nile and […]
Continue Reading
Sun 05 July 2020: Dethroning economic growth may seem utopian, but we could do a better job sacrificing in recognition of our planet’s limits ANKARA (AA) – As the world tries to extricate itself from the web of hardships spun by the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become clearer than ever, which is that new ways […]
Continue Reading
Fri 03 July 2020: Global warming looks like it will be a bigger problem for the world’s fish species than scientists first thought: A new study confirms that when fish are spawning or are in the embryo stage, they are more vulnerable to warmer water. With medium-level climate change expected by the end of the […]
Continue Reading
Mon 29 June 2020: Politicians see chance to weaken environmental legislation that in normal conditions would not go unnoticed, says expert ANKARA (AA) – Norway’s decision to provide more tax relief to its oil sector, which means further support for fossil fuels and continued exploration in the Barents Sea, will pose a higher risk for the sensitive […]
Continue Reading
Fri 26 June 2020: UN human rights body urges moratorium on use of such technology until states meet certain criteria on human rights ANKARA (AA) – UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet raised concerns Thursday about the use of facial recognition technology during peaceful protests. “There should be a moratorium on the use of #FacialRecognition […]
Continue Reading
Thu 25 June 2020: Antonio Guterres says shared values, responsibility, sovereignty, progress must be world’s guide, goals WASHINGTON (AA) – The head of the UN stressed Thursday the need for multilateralism, bringing together the body’s regional organizations, international financial institutions and others. “We need an inclusive multilateralism, drawing on the indispensable contributions of civil society, […]
Continue Reading
