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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. The plan addresses both mitigation and adaptation measures. Mayor Phil Goff says Council is already c...

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 of the late Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who revealed the Taliban’s income sourc...

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: Monica McArthur, Karen Kotloff, E. Albert Reece, and Kathleen Neuzil. The vaccine trial is being co...

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 negotiators will push for a permanent ceasefire and to protect the existing system of governance, in ...

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 promoting safe camaraderie and spreading Christmas cheer to staff even as the country grapples with...