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Greta Thunberg

Climate Strike on 24 May: When & where to join protests against inaction in India

tech2 News StaffMay 21, 2019 12:44:41 IST On 24 May 2019, a global strike has been called by 16-year-old climate warrior Greta Thunberg to protest against global heating and climate change inaction. Close to 107 countries around the world are taking part in …

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Yellow Vests

In hometown, Macron battles disillusion and apathy ahead of EU election

AMIENS, France: In Emmanuel Macron's hometown of Amiens, it's hard to find enthusiasm for either the French president or the European Union, less than a week before European parliament elections. Blue-collar workers on its outskirts are tempted by protest vo…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Yellow Vests

In hometown, Macron battles disillusion and apathy ahead of EU election

AMIENS, France (Reuters) - In Emmanuel Macron’s hometown of Amiens, it’s hard to find enthusiasm for either the French president or the European Union, less than a week before European parliament elections. Blue-collar workers on its outskirts are tempted b…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Protectionism

Project Syndicate: Is America tired of losing yet?

WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate) Not content with its trade war against China, President Donald Trumps administration has also opened bilateral trade negotiations with Japan. Yet whatever Trump hopes to achieve with Japan, it will be far less than what he threw…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Venezuela

Oxford University to offer free year of study to disadvantaged students with lower grades

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds that fail to meet the A-level grades required for entry to the University of Oxford will be offered a free year of study under new measures to widen access. The institution is launching programmes to help disadvantaged…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Air Pollution

Air pollution is killing construction workers – The Construction Index

Among the measures it is calling for is the adoption of a workplace exposure limit for diesel engine exhaust emissions. Air pollution is linked with up to 36,000 early deaths a year in the UK. It is considered the biggest environmental risk to public health.…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Electric Car

Factbox: Investments by automakers in the U.S. and China since Trump came to power

(Reuters) - Major automakers have announced a slew of investments in the United States since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017 and exerted pressure on the industry to create more U.S. jobs. China is also attracting much investment, with com…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Greta Thunberg

The Paris Agreement Always Needed Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg

—Blog by Andrew Norton Extinction Rebellions climate protests signal a moment of hope, writes IIED director Andrew Norton. Big shifts rarely happen without a major challenge from people demanding action. London was hot over the recent bank holiday hotter th…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Trade War

Trade War Fight Song Shows Growing Anti-U.S. Sentiment in China

Perhaps nothing captures the growing anti-U.S. sentiment in China better than a song about the trade war that is going viral in Beijing: “If the perpetrator wants to fight, we will beat him out of his wits.” This privately-produced song has more than 100,000…

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Bees

May 20 Is World Bee Day

Two years ago, in December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 20 of each year as World Bee Day.1 The resolution was the result of an initiative started in 2015 by the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association in an effort to raise awareness about …

bubmagMay 21, 2019

Climate Strike on 24 May: When & where to join protests against inaction in India

In hometown, Macron battles disillusion and apathy ahead of EU election

In hometown, Macron battles disillusion and apathy ahead of EU election

Project Syndicate: Is America tired of losing yet?

Oxford University to offer free year of study to disadvantaged students with lower grades

Air pollution is killing construction workers – The Construction Index

Factbox: Investments by automakers in the U.S. and China since Trump came to power

The Paris Agreement Always Needed Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg

Trade War Fight Song Shows Growing Anti-U.S. Sentiment in China

May 20 Is World Bee Day

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