Fisheries management works, it’s time to apply it more broadly
FAO’s State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 tracks growing fish production and consumption, and highlights the promise of sustainability actions
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This Is How 1 Million Roses Look Like
A divorced Iranian lady has donated to martyrs all her marriage portion, which included one million roses. Trucks carrying one...
A rising tide of marine disease? How parasites respond to a warming world
Warming events are increasing in magnitude and severity, threatening many ecosystems worldwide. As global temperatures climb, uncertainties increase about the...
A Dead Woman in Iran Wakes Up in Mortuary
A 42-year-old Iranian woman whose heart stopped following a cardiac arrest has come back from the dead after 18 hours....
Antarctic ice sheets is retreating up to 50 metres per day
The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end...
First pilot for the Google and Apple-based decentralised tracing app
As of today, employees at EPFL, ETH Zurich, the Army, and some hospitals and cantonal administrations can download the digital proximity tracing application “SwissCovid”. This large-scale pilot, the first in the world using the OS updates from Apple and Google, paves the way for public availability by mid-June.
For Italy, Making Cities Beautiful is the Way to Boost Economy
Governments all over the world are giving out their aces in the sleeves to activate Post-Covid 19 economy. Trump government...
This Pink Mosque is more beautiful than you’d imagine
A prominent American tourism magazine has advised tourists to visit Iran’s Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, aka Pink Mosque, located in the southern city of Shiraz.
Seychelles poultry farmers struggle to sell eggs, keep hens without tourists
(Seychelles News Agency) – Due to COVID-19, more poultry farm owners in Seychelles are selling eggs direct at markets after a...
Iran To Cut Four Zeros From Currency To Fight Inflation
(Via RFE/RL) – Iran’s parliament has voted to slash four zeros from the national currency, the rial, to fight hyperinflation...
Street smarts in Kinshasa
How do you survive when you’re poor and caught up in an interminable series of social and economic crises? You...
Smog-prone Hebei saw pollution fall 15% from Oct-March
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s smog-prone northern province of Hebei met its air quality targets by a big margin over the...