Science and technology ministers from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) highlighted the need for governments to develop coordinated approaches to harness the opportunities of new and emerging technologies while better managing future risks. In their final declaration, ministers called for transformative Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies to accelerate sustainability transitions and embedding shared values in international cooperation and technology governance.
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The once deeply uncool professional social network has had a glow-up. Some of these influencers have built massive audiences on the site numbering in the tens of millions, helping propel LinkedIn this year into the coveted club of platforms with one billion users. Now big PR firms are getting into the game, and LinkedIn profile management is going mainstream.
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Macron said the continent must not become a vassal of the United States. Macron said Russia must not be allowed to win in Ukraine. he warned that military, economic and other pressures could weaken and fragment the 27-nation EU.
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SB Nation Reacts survey about the Minnesota Vikings. 58% believe that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and company are going to swing a trade to move up the draft board this evening to make their selection. A whopping 84% believe that it’s going to be quarterback time with the team’s first pick, while just 16% believe the team will draft another position the first time they get on the clock.
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Peguis First Nation filed a statement of claim that alleges the federal and Manitoba governments failed to protect the community from frequent flooding that damaged homes and forced evacuations. The lawsuit also alleges two nearby municipalities diverted water from their areas to improve drainage, but in a way that added to flooding on the reserve's land.
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Vega Mining, which will be majority owned by the Nisga’a Nation, will acquire the rights to five annual benefit payment entitlements stemming from projects located in B.C.’s Golden Triangle region. The five projects involved in the Nations Royalty holdings are Ascot Resources’ Premier gold project and Red Mountain project, Newmont’s Brucejack mine and Seabridge Gold’s KSM project.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners highlight the barriers stopping progress in combatting malaria. Malaria affects the WHO African Region most, accounting for 94% of cases and 95% of deaths in 2022. Rural communities, where the is poverty and limited education, suffer most. In the African Region, 4 out of 5 malaria-related deaths occur in children under 5.
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Dozens of companies responsible for over half of world's plastic pollution Published 25 April 2024, 10:17 am A handful of big brands have been found to be the original source of a quarter of all plastic pollution worldwide, with Coca-Cola topping the list. Volunteers surveyed and identified nearly two million items of waste across 84 countries.
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Dr Hayley Stainton has spoken with Dr Peter Hohenhaus, who runs a dark tourism website. In general, dark tourism involves travelling to sites connected to death or disaster. However, the term wasn't officially coined until 1996 by John Lennon, a professor of tourism in Scotland.
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