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September 07, 2021
Yemen: UN agency helping stranded migrants to return home
September 07, 2021
Romania's govt faces trust vote after ministers resign from coalition
BRUSSELS — Pollution from coal-fired power plants in Western Balkan countries caused almost 19,000 deaths in Europe over the last three years, according to estimates in a new report.Half of those deaths occurred in European Union countries that include Italy, Romania and Hungary, the report by CEE Bankwatch Network and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air states.The pollution is coming from power plants that are exceeding their legal limits of pollution, or the legal limits of operating hours, in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro.The authors argue that along with the health costs, the EU also bears “some of the responsibility”, as it is a net importer of electricity from this region.While the electricity it imports only makes up a...
September 07, 2021
Western Balkan power plants caused ‘nearly 19,000 deaths’ in Europe: Report
September 07, 2021
EU warns no renegotiation possible as UK delays border checks again
September 07, 2021
Critical gaps in refugee education, only 34 percent attend secondary school: UNHCR
September 07, 2021
Blue sky thinking: 5 things to know about air pollution
September 06, 2021
IOM concerned for migrants facing ‘dire condition’ at EU-Belarus border
September 06, 2021
Belarusian political activist Maria Kolesnikova given 11-year jail term
September 06, 2021
‘Enormous’ treasure trove of sixth century gold found in Denmark
BERLIN — Germany's newly appointed ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died, the country's foreign office announced in a statement."It is with deep sadness and consternation that we heard the sudden death of the German ambassador to China, Prof. Dr. Jan Hecker, experienced," Germany's Federal Foreign Office said on Monday."At this moment, our thoughts are with his family and those close to him."They gave no further information about where or how Hecker, 54, died.According to his biography on their website, he was married with three children and had become Ambassador to China in August.Hecker previously worked as Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy coordinator from 2015 to 2017 and then served as her foreign policy adviser.Prior to that, he...
September 06, 2021
Germany's ambassador to China dies shortly after taking job
