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Auckland’s climate action plan everyone’s challenge Illustration courtesy CRIMU Research and Evaluation Unit & Auckland Council Every man, woman and child in Auckland will need to take action on climate change if the city is to reach its goal of halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2050 (based on 1990 levels). Auckland Council last month released a digital version of Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, a blueprint on how these goals will be achieved. T...

Mainstream Mainstream, VOL LIX No 4, New Delhi, January 9, 2021 The Taliban are megarich – here’s where they get the money they use to wage war in Afghanistan | Hanif Sufizada Saturday 9 January 2021 December 8, 2020 The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. In the fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the Taliban reportedly brought in US$1.6 billion, according to Mullah Yaqoob, son ...

January 6, 2021 Researchers at the  University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) will participate in a Phase 3 clinical trial of an investigational COVID-19 vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing COVID-19 that continues to impact millions of people around the world. The clinical trial will test the safety and effectiveness of NVX-CoV2373, being developed by U.S. biotechnology company Novavax, Inc., based in Gaithersburg, MD. Clockwise from top left:...

Afghan peace talks resume as bloodshed continues Issued on: 03/01/2021 - 07:53 3 min Kabul (AFP) A string of assassinations has sowed fear and chaos across Afghanistan as a fresh round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban begin in Qatar Tuesday. Months of deliberations between the two sides have yielded little so far, but both parties made something of a breakthrough last year when they finally agreed at least on what to discuss in the next round. Afghan government n...

Ministry praises Office Décor Competition winners Port of Spain: Despite the halt of Christmas gatherings at government spaces, the Ministry of Social Development and Family celebrated the yuletide season through its Christmas Office Décor Competition. Themed: “Deck the Halls with Bows of Holly” workspaces were transformed into a Christmas Wonderland filled with handmade decorations, Christmas lights and much more. The idea for the staff-oriented activity was hosted within the context of...

Dr. Stephen Feagins, chief clinical officer, Mercy Health–Cincinnati. Dr. Robert Frenck, principal investigator of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit, director of Gamble Vaccine Research Center. Hes leading the COVID-19 vaccine trials at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Thomas Lamarre, infectious disease specialist, The Christ Hospital. Heres what we asked, and how they responded: If you or a friend or colleague or family member...

Taliban’s great wealth has financed mayhem, destruction and death in the country. | Reuters The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by United States forces in 2001. In the fiscal year that ended in March, the Taliban reportedly brought in $1.6 billion, according to Mullah Yaqoob, son of the late Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who revealed the Taliban’s income sources in ...

The Taliban are megarich – here’s where they get the money to wage war The Taliban’s 2019-20 budget was $1.6 billion. And the militants get money from a lot of sources. Hanif Sufizada 14 December, 2020 1:36 pm IST Text Size: A+ The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. In the fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the Taliban reportedly br...

The Taliban are megarich – here’s where they get the money they use to wage war in Afghanistan The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. Author: Dec 14, 2020 The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerfu...

Photo - of - by Alex Wooley, AidData |  December 14, 2020 Despite much talk about the need for deep and equitable partnerships between organizations in the Global North and Global South, extensive technical collaboration between such organizations is rare.   With the support of the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, AidData is working to overcome this challenge by investing in several new research partnerships with leading org...