GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Greater Bay Science Forum 2021 (GSF), themed “Exploring the Future, Sharing Scientific Achievement”, concluded on December 13 in Guangzhou, China. A strong message came out of the three-day event is that global scientific and technological cooperation is still the mainstream despite the trend of anti-globalization. The forum, […]
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Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’
Corruption spreads through societies and erodes people’s trust in leaders and institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an anti-corruption conference on Monday, stressing that “greed over need, harms us all”.In a video message to the Con…
World Bank Provides $100 Million to Protect Livelihoods and Improve Food Security in Southern Madagascar
WASHINGTON, Amid a severe food security crisis in the south of Madagascar, the World Bank is providing $100 million in additional financing to the Support for Resilient Livelihoods in the South of Madagascar (Mionjo) Project.“The government has priorit…
U.S. Forces Kill Three Civilians In Eastern Syria
DAMASCUS, Three civilians from the same family were killed yesterday, by U.S. forces in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zour, the state news agency reported.The U.S. forces conducted a large-scale airdrop in the town of Al-Busayrah and surroundi…
Britain Announces First Death from Omicron Variant of Coronavirus
Britain has recorded its first death from the omicron variant of the coronavirus.Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the death Monday, the day after he warned during a nationally televised speech that Britain was facing a “tidal wave” of new infecti…
Britain Announces First Death from Omicron Variant of Coronavirus
Britain has recorded its first death from the omicron variant of the coronavirus.Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the death Monday, the day after he warned during a nationally televised speech that Britain was facing a “tidal wave” of new infecti…