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The UN Convention on Biological Diversity aims to provide solutions to help humans live 'in harmony with nature' in places like the Amazon forest in Brazil. — courtesy IMF/Raphael Alves
UN body unveils new plan to end ecological destruction, ‘preserve and protect nature’
GENEVA — Equitably “redirecting, repurposing or eliminating incentives” that harm biodiversity by at least $500 billion per year is just one of the 21 ambitious targets of a new draft agreement released by a UN body in the lead up to the landmark November climate conference, COP26, in the United Kingdom.The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat on Monday, released a new Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030; an evolving plan which provides a Paris-style UN agreement on biodiversity loss, to guide actions worldwide that “preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people”.The CBD goals aim to stem and reverse ecological destruction of Earth by the end of the decade, and included a plan to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s...
July 13, 2021

UN body unveils new plan to end ecological destruction, ‘preserve and protect nature’

In Malawi, some students went back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. — courtesy UNICEF/Malumbo Simwaka
Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss
GENEVA — Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programs to help students catch up on their learning, in the wake of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two UN agencies and partners said in a report issued on Tuesday.The finding is among the results of a survey conducted by the UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO; the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF; the World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Meanwhile, only one-third of countries, mainly high-income nations, are taking steps to measure learning losses at the primary and lower-secondary levels.“Measuring learning loss is a critical first step towards mitigating its consequences. It is vital that countries invest in assessing the magnitude of such losses to...
July 13, 2021

Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has declined to follow France in making vaccination for COVID-19 mandatory for those working in the healthcare sector, at least in the short term.
Merkel says no plans for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers in Germany
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has declined to follow France in making vaccination for COVID-19 mandatory for those working in the healthcare sector, at least in the short term. Speaking after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the rules on Monday, Merkel said Germany had no intention — at present — of doing the same. “I'm not ruling out that this might be talked about differently in a few months,” Merkel said. “But at the moment we have said we don't want compulsory vaccinations, we want to promote vaccinations.” Like Macron, Merkel urged citizens to go out and get the vaccine in a country where almost 60 percent have received one dose and 43 percent are fully vaccinated.She told reporters "the more people are vaccinated, the more free we...
July 13, 2021

Merkel says no plans for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers in Germany

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal is at the center of the country's conflict over rule of law with the European Union.
Poland's Constitutional Court to rule on whether EU law takes priority
WARSAW — The Polish Constitutional Court is due to rule on whether the country's national law can take precedence over EU law. Poland has been locked in a dispute with the bloc's other members over the controversial judicial reforms.In February 2020, Poland passed new measures, which prevented judges from referring certain legal issues to the European Court of Justice.The country also created a "disciplinary chamber" that would rule on the independence of Polish judges and could lift their immunity to face criminal prosecutions.The ruling conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) say the reforms are necessary to fight corruption, but EU critics see them as a threat to the rule of law.Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has referred the case to Poland's Constitutional...
July 13, 2021

Poland's Constitutional Court to rule on whether EU law takes priority

A Fuxing bullet train runs along the new Lhasa-Nyingchi railway line.
Tibet's first bullet train line enters service
LHASA — For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area's mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel.Building a high-speed railroad in Tibet, dubbed the "roof of the world," was no easy feat. Some 90% of the route, which took six years to construct, sits higher than 3,000 meters above sea level.The Lhasa-Nyingchi line features 47 tunnels and 121 bridges — which account for about 75% of the whole route. This includes the 525-meter-long Zangmu Railway Bridge, the largest and highest arch bridge of its kind in the world.A staggering RMB 36.6 billion ($5.6...
July 13, 2021

Tibet's first bullet train line enters service

People attend the Cruilla music festival in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, July 9, 2021. — courtesy Twitter
Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people
MADRID — Spanish regions are bringing back curfews as well as restrictions on socializing and nightlife to contain a sharp rise in coronavirus infections as the fast-spreading Delta variant races through the country's unvaccinated young people.Catalonia and Valencia, two Mediterranean coast regions with major virus outbreaks, are limiting social gatherings to 10 people and restoring late-night restrictions on all activities, while the northern region of Asturias on Monday banned indoor bar and restaurants operations.Fueled by parties to mark the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, Spain's two-week COVID-19 caseload is now over three times higher among people under 30 than the average.The closely watched variable rose nationally on Monday to 368 cases per 100,000...
July 13, 2021

Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people

France's antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay publishers for their content or face more punishment. — Courtesy file photo
France hits Google with a $600 million fine
LONDON — France's antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay publishers for their content or face more punishment. The regulator said in a statement on Tuesday that Google had disregarded several injunctions related to the tech company's negotiations with French news publishers. Google was fined €500 million ($592 million) over its failure to comply. If the search giant does not present compensation offers to publishers within the next two months, it faces additional penalties of up to 900,000 euros ($1.1 million) per day. "When the regulator imposes obligations for a company, it must comply scrupulously, in both the spirit and letter. In this instance, this was unfortunately not the...
July 13, 2021

France hits Google with a $600 million fine

The resignation of a government representative in Belgium has sparked fresh political debate about Islamic headscarves. — courtesy photo
Headscarf debate sparked in Belgium after civil servant's resignation
BRUSSELS — The resignation of a government representative in Belgium has sparked fresh political debate about Islamic headscarves.Ishane Haouach, a Belgian-Moroccan woman, stepped down on Friday from her role as a government commissioner at the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men (IEFH).In justifying her resignation, Haouach said she wanted to "protect herself from cyber harassment" and sexist discrimination.Haouach added that she had been the target of "incessant personal attacks" since she took up the role six weeks ago.Opposition groups had questioned her appointment, as Belgium prohibits any civil servant "in contact with the public" from wearing any religious symbol.But speaking in parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo defended...
July 13, 2021

Headscarf debate sparked in Belgium after civil servant's resignation

A file photo of a Paris restaurant. France has moved to restrict restaurants, cafes and shopping centers to those that have been vaccinated or who have recently tested negative for COVID-19.
France moves to restrict restaurants to those vaccinated or testing negative for COVID-19
PARIS — France has moved to restrict restaurants, cafes and shopping centers to those that have been vaccinated or who have recently tested negative for COVID-19.It was part of a package of measures announced on Monday evening to fight a new wave of COVID infections in the country.President Emmanuel Macron said maximizing COVID vaccinations was key in preventing another lockdown further down the line.“The country is facing a strong resumption of the epidemic touching all our territory,” he said during a televised address against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.Warning of a new wave of potential hospitalizations in August, he said, “The equation is simple. The more we vaccinate, the less space we leave this virus to circulate.”Some 40 percent of the French population have been...
July 13, 2021

France moves to restrict restaurants to those vaccinated or testing negative for COVID-19

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized for easing COVID-19 restrictions in late June, amid a surge in infections. — Courtesy file photo
Dutch PM Rutte apologizes for lifting COVID-19 restrictions early 
BRUSSELS — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized for easing COVID-19 restrictions in late June, amid a surge in infections. The Netherlands had sped up its de-escalation of restrictions last month, but have seen case numbers rise to their highest levels in 2021. The Dutch government has since re-closed bars and clubs to combat the spike in new cases, driven by the Delta variant. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Rutte conceded that the decision to ease measures had been a "miscalculation". "What we thought was possible turned out to be wrong in practice. We made a miscalculation, we are disappointed about it and we apologize," he said.The decision to reinstate some restrictions — just two weeks after they were lifted — has also led to strong criticism...
July 12, 2021

Dutch PM Rutte apologizes for lifting COVID-19 restrictions early 

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