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8 December Dec 2015 1338 08 December 2015 Access City Award 2016 for access-friendly cities goes to Milan
The prize is awarded to European cities for their efforts to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and the elderly.
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3 December Dec 2015 1740 03 December 2015 Financial inclusion to help reduce poverty
Worrying findings from the S&P Global FinLit Survey. The major survey on financial literacy shows that not only is financial illiteracy widespread, but there are big variations among countries and groups. Women, the poor, and lower educated respondents are more likely to suffer from gaps in financial knowledge. This is true not only in developing economies but also in countries with well-developed financial markets.
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2 December Dec 2015 1353 02 December 2015 Artists mobilise for climate
Artists for Paris Climate 2015 will take place during the whole COP 21 summit: 15 world renowned visual artists are mobilising to bring attention to climate issues through their art projects.
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27 November Nov 2015 1011 27 November 2015 EGA: Risks and opportunities for the environment
The Environmental Goods Agreement (Ega) would help make it easier to trade internationally in environmental goods and technologies that contribute to environmental protection.
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27 November Nov 2015 0939 27 November 2015 Why I quit the Muslim Brotherhood
Vita International spoke to writer and blogger Mohamed Louizi, about his 15 years in the Moroccan and French branches of the Muslim Brotherhood, and his decision to quit and become involved in producing a counter-narrative on jihad, non-violence and youth radicalization.
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23 November Nov 2015 1032 23 November 2015 The future of the world? Gender equality
The Global Gender Gap index 2015 compiled and analysed by the World Economic Forum, reveals that the global gender gap across health, education, economic opportunity and politics has closed by only 4% in the past 10 years, but the gender pay gap has stalled meaning it could take another 118 years to close this gap completely
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19 November Nov 2015 0958 19 November 2015 What terroristic attacks mean for the economy
The impact of terrorism on the economy and the financial markets, is probably of less significance in terms of media coverage than the death toll. However, we can’t ignore the fact that in addition to the physical destruction, to the loss of human lives and the creation of a climate of fear and mistrust, terrorists seek to inflict economic damage upon the societies they target.
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18 November Nov 2015 1709 18 November 2015 Tackling radicalisation: security, money and data
"We have to deal with the internet, places of worship, prisons, terrorist funding, and schools.” MEPs Rachida Dati and Monika Hohlmeier held a press conference in the European Parliament, covering the main issues outlined in a report released today on the prevention of radicalisation and the recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations.
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18 November Nov 2015 1702 18 November 2015 Booxup, the app for printed book sharing
With Booxup everyone can share their books for free with the booxist community and have access to millions of books around the world, in 20 languages.
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17 November Nov 2015 1509 17 November 2015 Refugees should not be turned into scapegoats
UNHCR: The ones who are seeking a better life in Europe must not become the secondary victims of these most tragic events