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Clément VéritéOctober 18, 2022
All EU airlines can now have direct flights to ASEAN countries like the Philippines, Singapore, or Thailand
Following an air transport agreement between the European Union and ASEAN, airlines from 37 countries are now able to operate an unlimited number of direct flights from and to these countries. There will also be more opportunities to fly to a country and then directly go to a third one.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéOctober 4, 2022
In a rare diamond from Botswana, scientists found the existence of water deep inside Earth
A team of scientists analyzed a diamond from Botswana revealing that considerable amounts of water are stored deep inside Earth.
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Business
Clément VéritéJune 15, 2022
Ryanair furious against a tax in Hungary. The CEO calls the minister of economy an “idiot”
Hungary will apply an 'excess profit' tax on airline companies while Ryanair and others are losing money.
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Society
Clément VéritéMay 23, 2022
More than 100 million people displaced in the world, the highest ever recorded by UNHCR
More than 100 million people in the world are forcibly displaced, the highest record the United Nations Refugee Agency ever recorded.
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Business
Clément VéritéMay 20, 2022
Potential gains and losses of remote working in Ireland evaluated by the government
Remote working in Ireland after the pandemic may save an equivalent of 1,400 euros and almost 4 days of commute each year
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Society
Clément VéritéMay 17, 2022
Data explained: E.U. economy greenhouse gas emissions for 2021 are below pre-pandemic levels, but not Q4
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union for 2021 are below pre-pandemic levels but the last quarter actually saw an increase in emissions to 2019.
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Business
Clément VéritéApril 7, 2022
A French jackpot lottery winner created a fund to protect the environment
A French lottery winner has decided to invest most of his fortune to finance projects that would limit deforestation, revive biodiversity or support caregivers.
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Health & Science
Newsendip with APMarch 9, 2022
A sunken ship off the coast of Antarctica found a century later well preserved
Endurance, a ship that sank more than 100 years ago off the coast of Antarctica was found in a "brilliant state of preservation".
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Health & Science
Newsendip with APMarch 2, 2022
Space junk will hit the Moon and create a crater
Space junk will hit the Moon and create a crater, but no one except a handful of fans cares about debris left by humans that far in outer space.
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Society
Newsendip with APFebruary 26, 2022
14.6m Syrians will depend on humanitarian aid in 2022 according to the U.N.
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has never seemed worse according to the UNOCHA. And the situation will unlikely improve soon.
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Society
Newsendip with APFebruary 25, 2022
An international treaty to fight plastic pollution?
The U.N. will discuss a framework to tackle plastic pollution. Expectations are high, but plastic pollution will be far from solved.
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Society
Clément VéritéFebruary 24, 2022
Governments report much lower methane emissions from the energy sector than reality
Satellite images show methane emissions from the energy sector are 70% higher than official statistics reported by governments.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéFebruary 23, 2022
Oxygen to treat post-traumatic stress disorder?
A few war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were healed with oxygen treatment, a small Israeli study showed.
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Business
Newsendip with APFebruary 23, 2022
Adapting to a new economy and recycling passenger planes into cargo jets
As air travel are been severely hit with the COVID-19 pandemic and online shopping soared, converting passenger planes into cargo jets has become an opportunity.
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Business
Clément VéritéFebruary 9, 2022
When global companies celebrate a national day politically controversial in another market
Some local branches of global companies celebrated a Pakistani national day, the Kashmir Solidarity Day, that India sees as disrespectful to its sovereignty. Several brands published apologies.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéFebruary 1, 2022
WHO is concerned by tonnes of COVID-19 medical waste in healthcare facilities
Syringes, test kits, medical masks... The World Health Organization is concerned by all the medical waste produced by healthcare facilities to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Business
Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 23, 2022
International tourism not much better-off in 2021 despite a 19% revenue growth
Revenue from international tourism grew by 19% in 2021. But the industry doesn't expect a return to pre-pandemic volume before 2024.
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Business
Clément VéritéJanuary 19, 2022
102 millionaires ask leaders at the World Economic Forum to tax the rich
Some millionaires ask world leaders to create a wealth tax. A study estimates it could provide healthcare to 3.6 billion individuals, lift 70% of people below the poverty line and make enough Covid-19 vaccines for the world.
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Society
Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 13, 2022
Modern Human fossils in Ethiopia 33,000 years older than thought
Oldest proof of Homo Sapiens in Eastern Africa is older than thought. Fossils are older than a volcanic eruption 233,000 years ago.
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Culture & Sport
Clément VéritéDecember 17, 2021
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: 43 new inscriptions in 2021
Arabic calligraphy, rumba or truffle hunting are some of the elements inscribed to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2021.
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Society
Clément VéritéDecember 16, 2021
European Commission wants zero-emission buildings and no more natural gas heating
The European Commission plans that all new buildings will be zero-emission by 2030. Any financial incentive for gas boilers should stop by 2027.
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Business
Clément VéritéDecember 9, 2021
Free mobile roaming in the EU to be extended until 2032
The agreement for using a mobile phone at no extra cost when traveling within the European Union expires in 2022
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Business
Clément VéritéDecember 2, 2021
First Facebook threat report: antivax brigade from France and Italy; Belarus KGB accounts
In November, Facebook removed an antivax campaigns from France and Italy, Facebook accounts from the Belarusian KGB as well as fake account from a Chinese cybersecurity company.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéNovember 12, 2021
Davemaoite, the mineral from deep Earth stuck in a diamond observed for the first time
The discovery of davemaoite in a tiny diamond from Botswana offers an unprecedented view of the earth's lower mantle and opens new areas of research.
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Politics
Clément VéritéNovember 8, 2021
Indonesian official didn’t say COP26 deforestation pledge was unfair
The nuance lies in the difference between deforestation and net zero deforestation. But the statement nor Indonesia is without any ambiguity.
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Politics
Clément VéritéNovember 8, 2021
Jair Bolsonaro, the least popular of 13 world leaders
Out of 13 world leaders, Narendra Modi is the most popular. For several months, the French President Emmanuel Macron was the most unpopular of all.
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Culture & Sport
Clément VéritéNovember 7, 2021
Horse jumping removed from modern pentathlon
The international federation of modern pentathlon decided to remove horse jumping from the 5 traditional disciplines of the sport.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéOctober 29, 2021
Scientists ask for renaming species of modern human ancestors
Scientists want to change the taxonomy of some human species by suppressing two denominations and creating a new one that would become our direct ancestor: the Homo bodoensis.
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Society
Clément VéritéOctober 25, 2021
In Japan, 14% homes vacant, more than 42 million empty places in the world
While cities in Japan are overcrowded, rural areas are empty. Overall, about 10% of homes remain vacant among 20 OECD countries.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéOctober 22, 2021
In Singapore, eye tissue can be stored for future use
A company in Singapore can store eye tissue to reuse it later when vision degrades getting older. The technology is not ready for clinical use yet. But it might prove to be an alternative in some cases of cornea transplantation from dead donors.
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Business
Clément VéritéOctober 12, 2021
The IMF finally decides to maintain its president
The IMF president Kristalina Georgieva was suspected to have pressured her team when she worked at the World Bank so that China would get a favorable ranking in the 2018 Business Report.
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Society
Clément VéritéAugust 4, 2021
Net Zero Climate Targets, Dangerous Distractions for Oxfam
Oxfam considers net zero goals to be dangerous distractions. Carbon neutral emission targets with afforestation would be unachievable globally.
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Business
Clément VéritéJune 30, 2021
International Tourism is Back to The ’80s
The coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of $4 trillion to the global GDP because of struggles in international tourism. It's equivalent to a year of Germany's GDP. Losses in 2020 were steeper than forecasted. 100 million jobs are directly at stake. Developing countries suffer the most.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéJune 29, 2021
Human Urine Essential to Sustainable Farming?
Research estimates that using human urine as a fertilizer could be part of a sustainable farming system. And make Europe self-sufficient in food by 2050. Is it possible?
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Business
Clément VéritéJune 23, 2021
Latin American Household Incomes Suffered the Most During the Pandemic
Household incomes increased worldwide, contrasting with what happens in the wider economy. Economically speaking, Latin American households suffered the most in 2020. But countries hit the most by the pandemic have not necessarily decreased household incomes thanks to public money.
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Culture & Sport
Clément VéritéApril 22, 2021
Nike shoes help elite runners less than thought
Nike's footwear technology significantly decreased elite runners' seasonal best times. Their benefits are yet smaller than previously found.
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Business
Clément VéritéApril 1, 2021
What Netflix’s carbon neutrality goal doesn’t say
Netflix plans to be carbon neutral but it removes a key factor into consideration: its users.
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Business
Clément VéritéFebruary 11, 2021
A pandemic side effect: Car makers are last in line in the microchip shortage
The pandemic increased demand in micro chips. This shortage has also an impact on cars makers
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