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Europe’s firefighters call for reinforcements as wildfires worsen
As Europe's firefighters get back to normal duties after another devastating wildfire season, union leaders say investment in extra staff and equipment is urgently needed in hard-hit Mediterranean countries.
Discrimination against LGBT Costs Dear to Eastern Europe
Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people costs Eastern European countries almost 2% a year in economic growth, a coalition of dozens of global companies promoting LGBT+ inclusion said on Tuesday (27 April).
Greece’s first gay minister hopes appointment helps erode homophobia
Greece's first openly gay minister said encountering homophobia in public life was "a given," but hoped his appointment to the conservative government would make it easier for LGBT+ people to tackle discrimination.
Khamenei to pardon 10,000 more prisoners: Iran state TV
Iran's top leader will pardon 10,000 more prisoners in an apparent effort to combat the coronavirus, state TV reported on March 19.
Migrant boys selling sex to get by, charity says
Vulnerable refugee boys in Greece are selling sex to get by and some are the using that money to buy sex from women in what was described as a "shocking" cycle of abuse by a charity, according to a reports by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Friday.
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Producing Bitcoin Currency Could Void Climate Change Efforts
Demand for bitcoin could single-handedly derail efforts to limit global warming because the increasingly popular digital currency takes huge amounts of energy to produce, scientists said on Monday, reported by Reuters.
250 Large Companies are Involved in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Brands representing 20% of the plastic packaging produced globally are among signatories to a new United Nations commitment to eradicate plastic waste and pollution.
The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment, and is backed by 250 organizations and brands.
Syrian refugees find safe haven but no secure future on Greek island
On a balmy summer evening, Abdulkader Hamo smiled as he watched his young daughters dance in a school performance on the tiny Greek island of Tilos, far from their home in northern Syria.
With some 850 km (528 miles) separating them from the trauma of Syria's war, the girls laughed and played with their new classmates.
IKEA pulls sexist ad in China after backlash
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has withdrawn a television advert in China featuring a mother who threatened to disown her unmarried daughter after it unleashed a wave of criticism on social media for being sexist and insulting single women.
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Cairo named world’s “most dangerous” city for women (VIDEOS)
As women around the world come forward with stories of sexual harassment, a report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation shows that Cairo is the world’s most dangerous megacity for women, and has become more perilous since the 2011 uprisings.