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August 27, 2021
Brexit negotiator Barnier to run in French presidential primary
August 26, 2021
NATO chief condemns ‘horrific terrorist attack’ in Kabul
MOSCOW — Tatiana Bakalchuk, a former teacher, created a Russian version of Amazon to become Russia's richest woman with a fortune estimated at $13 billion, according to the annual classification published by Forbes magazine for the world's richest people.Bakalchuk, a mother of four and a former English language teacher, founded the Russian version of Amazon from scratch according to Russian websites, making her the first woman to become a self-made billionaire in Russia.The Russian version of Amazon, Wildberries, gained quick success, according to Forbes, as Bakalchuk's fortune rose 1,200% during the course of the year to $13 billion.In 2020, the sales of Wildberries amounted to about 437 billion rubles ($5.9 billion). As of the end of May, 53,000 people have worked at...
August 26, 2021
Former teacher becomes Russia's richest woman with Russian version of Amazon
August 26, 2021
Man City defender Mendy charged with four counts of rape
August 26, 2021
COVID creates frenzy in scientific community, over a name
GENEVA — The UN launches No Denying It, a new 10-part climate action podcast, on Thursday, featuring interviews with inspiring young activists, and the voices of internationally renowned celebrities, such as actors Ed Norton and Michelle Yeoh.Across the world, young people are refusing to accept the state of the climate, and are fighting to make the planet a better place for them, their families and their communities.However, their stories tend to be overshadowed by the stream of worrying, and sometimes overwhelming, news surrounding climate change, and the real, immediate, dangers it presents to life in this planet.Young activists transforming their communitiesNzambi Matee is a materials engineer and head of Gjenge Makers, which produces sustainable low-cost construction materials made...
August 26, 2021
Climate solutions, changemakers, and celebrities: major UN podcast series launched
August 25, 2021
MEPs in new threat to sue Commission over making EU cash handouts conditional
August 25, 2021
WHO calls for a postponement of the booster doses
August 25, 2021
Afghanistan women’s rights are ‘red line’, UN rights chief tells states
GENEVA — The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, — a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases — live in low and middle-incomes countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Wednesday has revealed.The study, which was co-led by Imperial College London, found that 82 percent of all people with hypertension, around one billion, live in low and middle-income countries.The researchers found that Canada, Peru and Switzerland had among the lowest prevalence of hypertension in the world in 2019, while some of the highest rates were seen in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Paraguay for women and Hungary, Paraguay and Poland for men.A ‘public health failure'Although it...
August 25, 2021
High blood pressure now more common in low and middle-income countries: Report
