UK signs treaty to join vast Indo-Pacific trade group as new data shows major economic benefits – uk.gov

UK signs treaty to join vast Indo-Pacific trade group as new data shows major economic benefits – uk.gov

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch formally signed the treaty confirming the UK’s accession to CPTPP – the Indo-Pacific trade bloc now worth £12 trillion in GDP – in New Zealand today [Sunday 16th] To celebrate this huge moment, the Government released new figures showing CPTPP-owned businesses employed one in 100 UK workers, with membership … Read more

GSE Technologies unveils initiatives under the Green Vision

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Malta’s leading sustainability firm, GSE Technologies, has announced its five green initiatives under the Green Vision concept that embodies its dedication towards building a long-lasting operational and organisational framework in green, sustainable and eco-smart solutions. The initiatives listed on the company’s website are: -The Green Vision Summit & Expo (GVSE) -Eco Village -Green Talks -Green … Read more

El Niño is Coming: FAO Takes Bold Action with Partners to Protect Humanity

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Weather reversal pattern points to higher drought risks in southern Africa and Central America and Far East Asia FAO, Rome – After a protracted three-year presence La Niña has left the global atmospheric scene, making way for a likely imminent transition to El Niño, a meteorological event that typically distributes weather patterns in the opposite way. … Read more

The largest digital image ever created – The Panorama of Murten’s Digitalization is set to start

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Louis Braun’s monumental work, created in 1893 on some 1000 m2 of canvas, is about to being digitised. The process will generate the largest digital image ever created and will allow for unprecedented immersive and interactive viewing experiences. Immersive experience par excellence, the art of the panoramic painting had its glory days in the 19th … Read more

US has an increasingly proportion of excess deaths compared to five European countries

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Excess death gap widens between US and Europe – A new analysis shows that, compared to similarly high-income European countries, the US continues to have substantially higher death rates at all but the oldest ages, resulting in more “excess deaths,” and this gap widened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Patrick Heuveline, of the University of California, … Read more