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Gas from grappa? An alcohol producer turns waste into biomethane

The company “Bonollo”, known for the production of traditional Italian grappa, and the gas transmission company “Italgas” opened the first biomethane plant at the distillery, reported Reuters. This could prove to be an important step towards increasing the production of renewable natural gas in Italy. Biomethane, which in this case is made from the liquid […]

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As of May 4, Turkish citizens abroad had the right to vote in Turkey’s elections

Nearly 6,400 Turkish voters are registered in Bulgaria with the right to vote. People from 10 country’s regional districts who have a permanent address in Bulgaria can vote at the Turkish Consulate General in the city of Plovdiv. The voting of Turkish voters in Bulgaria continued for four days in Plovdiv for the president and […]

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The “golden visas” in Europe heated up housing prices. States are already ending the programs

After the global financial crisis in 2008, about ten European countries introduced the so-called “golden visas” for foreigners who invest in the country, buy housing, work and can apply for citizenship after a certain period of time. Following the introduction of the European Union, the minimum investment requirements are practical: the minimum investment starts at […]

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A new religion from 2021 was founded around a hallucinogenic substance

Cross a tiger and a lion and you get a liger, cross a cow and a turtle and you get a helmeted calf, but what if you cross hallucinogenic frog slime with hallucinogenic mushrooms? According to the lore of psychonauts (people who explore their own psyche by inducing changes in their state of consciousness, mostly […]

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European environment and health atlas goes live — check your place

How is the air quality where you live, what about noise levels or the number of green spaces and quality of the nearest bathing water sites? Now you can check the quality of the environment on one online platform, the EEA’s European environment and health atlas. Launched today, the atlas presents data and information in […]

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First person: Surviving abuse to help Eswatini’s neglected children

“In this community, many children don’t go to school or pre-school, because they don’t have food. Many others can’t afford the school fees. I can’t afford to send my own children to pre-school because my husband lost his job. Some children suffer from a lack of parental love. We have seen neglected children left to […]

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Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

“Health facilities and hospitals should be safe havens in times of crisis,” the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Saturday, condemning an attack on a hospital in Khartoum. Laila Baker, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) regional director, said pregnant women in capital city are facing perilous conditions. “We are acutely concerned,” she said. “There is […]

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USA: Slavery has left a deep and long-lasting legacy on the country, UN experts say

During the visit, the Mechanism visited Washington DC, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and New York City saying in a press release, that it had been pleased to learn about various promising initiatives that authorities have developed to combat racial discrimination affecting people of African descent. Urging accountability and support Members of the UN Human […]

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Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths

Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection said their first request was that countries allow civilians fleeing Sudan on “a non-discriminatory manner to access their territory”. She said this applied to Sudanese nationals, foreign nationals, and refugees who are being hosted in Sudan, “stateless persons, as well as those who do not have a passport […]

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DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence

The country has 6.2 million internally displaced people, while more than 1.3 million have become refugees. UNHCR said that Goma, the capital of eastern DRC’s North Kivu province, hosts over 560,000 displaced people in and around the city. Many live in spontaneous sites on the side of the road, in dire conditions, despite the efforts of […]

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Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’

“We are alarmed about widespread mental health issues and accounts of escalating suicides among women and girls,” they said in a joint statement. “This extreme situation of institutionalized gender-based discrimination in Afghanistan is unparalleled anywhere in the world.” ‘Extreme’ discrimination Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, de facto authorities have issued a […]

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