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Research: Little Progress in Gender Equality in EU
Europe continues to make slow progress on gender equality, according to research published Thursday by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
Unfortunately, due to the corona pandemic, this will not change; for the time…
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Nikkei Slightly Higher Ahead of Japanese Elections
The stock market in Tokyo ended slightly higher on Friday. Investors took a few risks ahead of Japan's elections, which are to be held next Sunday.
The polls show that it appears to be an exciting battle whether the new Japanese…
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Parent Company Facebook Has A New Name: Meta
Facebook Inc. becomes Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday at Connect 2021, the annual conference. With the rebranding, Zuckerberg wants to focus on the metaverse, a recent concept that describes the next generation of the…
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China Restricts Construction of Super Skyscrapers
China introduces new rules to curb the construction of super skyscrapers. To combat "vanity projects", cities with a population of less than 3 million are no longer allowed to build skyscrapers higher than 150 meters.
In larger…
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Shell Aims to Reduce its Own Emissions by 50 Percent by 2030
Oil and gas group Shell wants emissions from its own activities to be reduced by 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2016 levels.
With this, Shell is further increasing its efforts to reduce emissions. At the end of May, the court in…
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Appeal Over Assange’s Extradition Rejection in British Court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face court again in London on Wednesday and Thursday over whether he will be extradited to the US. In January, the British judge rejected the extradition request because Assange was alleged to have…
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Cryptocurrency Has Now Become Established With the General Public
Bitcoin's value continues to break record after record. This week the digital currency even reached a value of $66,000 – a significant increase when you consider that Bitcoin was only worth a few cents in 2009. Other cryptocurrencies are…
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New German Parliament Being Installed
The new Bundestag will be installed on Tuesday. With 736 members, it is the largest ever. Of the members elected on September 26, 279 are taking their first seats in the German parliament.
The fact that the number of seats in the…
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