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Study: 15% of Covid-19 deaths may be linked to air pollution

Study: 15% of Covid-19 deaths may be linked to air pollution

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/27/20

The estimate is based on analysis of pollution and pandemic data by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Harvard University's public health school and The Cyprus Institute's Climate and…

EU parliament rejects veggie 'sausage' ban, but accepts dairy rules

CONTROVERSIAL DECISION

EU parliament rejects veggie 'sausage' ban, but accepts dairy rules

Foreigner.fi 10/23/20

The proposed amendment to the European Union's agriculture regulations would have meant that only products that contain meat can be referred to by terms including "steak," "sausage," "escalope," or…

EU parliament votes on banning veggie 'sausage,' 'burger'

ENVIRONMENTALISTS OPPOSE

EU parliament votes on banning veggie 'sausage,' 'burger'

Foreigner.fi 10/23/20

Farmers have pushed for this tightening of rules, claiming that the meat-like names could confuse consumers and harm agricultural companies.

Facebook bans Holocaust denial

HATE SPEECH

Facebook bans Holocaust denial

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/12/20

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said he has "struggled with the tension" between protecting free speech and limiting hateful content.

Research on auction theory nets US pair Nobel Prize in economics

NEW FORMATS

Research on auction theory nets US pair Nobel Prize in economics

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/12/20

Auctions are used to buy and sell a variety of goods and services, including electricity, financial assets, fishing quotas and carbon allowances.

Fight against hunger earns Peace Nobel for World Food Programme

Fight against hunger earns Peace Nobel for World Food Programme

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/9/20

"I hope, I really do, that this award, this prize, will awaken many in the world to realize that there are still people going to bed every night hungry and starving to death," says David…

Facts about the Nobel Prize in Literature

Facts about the Nobel Prize in Literature

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/8/20

As of 2019, the Swedish Academy has handed out 113 awards to 117 writers.

'Unmistakable poetic voice' earns Literature Nobel for Louise Gluck

'Unmistakable poetic voice' earns Literature Nobel for Louise Gluck

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/8/20

She was born in 1943 in New York and works as a professor of English at Yale University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Brussels pushes EU states to tackle Roma exclusion with new strategy

DISCRIMINATION

Brussels pushes EU states to tackle Roma exclusion with new strategy

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/7/20

In Finland there are an estimated 10,000 – 12,000 Roma and about 3,000 Finnish Roma live in Sweden. 85% of Roma children are at risk of poverty, compared to 20% in the general EU…

World's billionaires get even richer during the pandemic

STUDY

World's billionaires get even richer during the pandemic

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/7/20

Covid-19 has made the super-rich around the globe even richer.

EU court rules cross-border advertising by online pharmacies legal

INTERNAL MARKET

EU court rules cross-border advertising by online pharmacies legal

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/4/20

Internet pharmacy companies' sales strategies have been causing controversy in the EU for a while.

Berlin patient: First person cured of HIV dies aged 54

LEUKEMIA

Berlin patient: First person cured of HIV dies aged 54

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/1/20

He was diagnosed with HIV in 1995.

UN chief: humans must stop 'waging war on nature' to avoid diseases

BIODIVERSITY CRISIS

UN chief: humans must stop 'waging war on nature' to avoid diseases

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/30/20

"Degradation of nature is not purely an environmental issue - it spans economics, health, social justice and human rights," Antonio Guterres says.

Barack and Michelle Obama are world's most admired people

SURVEY

Barack and Michelle Obama are world's most admired people

Foreigner.fi 9/25/20

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates is now ranked the second most admired man, after sitting in first place last year.

EU executive to propose overhaul of migration and asylum system

EXPLOSIVE DEBATE

EU executive to propose overhaul of migration and asylum system

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/23/20

Under current EU rules, the country where people first generally arrive has to process their asylum claims; this means countries with external borders carry a disproportionate burden.

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony moves to new venue due to pandemic

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony moves to new venue due to pandemic

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/22/20

The prize-giving ceremonies are held in Stockholm and Oslo on 10 December.

Oxfam report: richest 1% emit majority of carbon emissions

Oxfam report: richest 1% emit majority of carbon emissions

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/21/20

The poorer half of the global populace was only responsible for 7% of emissions between 1990 and 2015, a period of unprecedented emissions growth.

EU executive launches anti-racism action plan

COMMISSION

EU executive launches anti-racism action plan

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/18/20

The commission would also, it said, try to improve diversity in its own institution.

European Commission presents 2030 climate plan for greener EU

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

European Commission presents 2030 climate plan for greener EU

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/17/20

So far, net emissions have only been reduced by 22% compared to 1990.

Greta Thunberg reacts critically to EU Commission's climate target

Greta Thunberg reacts critically to EU Commission's climate target

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/17/20

Commission's chief Ursula von der Leyen proposed reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55% below the 1990 level by 2030.