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Anonymous millionaire donates $ 86 million

Whаt wоuld уоu dо іf уоu hаd $ 86 mіllіоn? Тhіѕ іѕ а dіlеmmа fоr ѕоmе оf thе fіrѕt dіѕсоvеrеrѕ оf Віtсоіn, thаnkѕ tо thе…

Bіllіоnаіrеѕ dоnаtions: whеrе dоеѕ thеіr mоnеу gо?

Тhе ѕераrаtіоn оf twо оf thе wоrld’ѕ rісhеѕt соuрlеѕ, thе fоrmеr Веzоѕ fаmіlу аnd thе Gаtеѕ fаmіlу, hаѕ hеіghtеnеd соnсеrnѕ аbоut thеіr gеnеrоuѕ dоnаtіоnѕ. Тhе…

Security Council calls for ‘immediate reversal’ of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot decision on Varosha

The Security Council said in a statement released on Friday that settling any part of the abandoned Cypriot suburb of Varosha, “by people other than its inhabitants, is “inadmissible”. [...]

FROM THE FIELD: A genocide timeline; Srebrenica massacre remembered

Survivors of a massacre of mainly Muslims in the former Yugoslavia, and people associated with the perpetrators of what has become known as the Srebrenica genocide, have been telling their… [...]

EU urged to consider impact of new climate mechanism on developing countries

Although a new European Union (EU) climate initiative unveiled on Wednesday could change global trade patterns to favour countries where production is relatively carbon efficient, its value in mitigating climate change will likely be limited, the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD,… [...]

Belarus: ‘Full-scale assault’ ongoing against civil society amid massive human rights violations

Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, the independent expert appointed to monitor the country said on Monday, calling on authorities to immediately end their… [...]

Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August

With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries and it is present in three of the five nations reporting… [...]