Home » Places » Copenhagen Nyhavn: Copenhagen’s vibrant, picturesque waterfront haven Welcome to our comprehensive travel guide for visiting Nyhavn, a destination known for its unique blend of cultural richness, history, and educational value in Copenhagen, Denmark. Here, you will find detailed insights into what makes Nyhavn such a unique cultural attraction. About Nyhavn, a charming canal district in Copenhagen, offers a delightful blend of culinary delights, rich culture, and vibrant arts. Lined with 17th-century townhouses painted in bright hues, it’s a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. You’ll find an array of cozy cafes, gourmet restaurants, and…
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U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta will travel to Berlin, Germany; Helsinki, Finland; and Paris, France on June 3-12. During this visit, the Ambassador will meet with senior government officials, civil society leaders, international partners, and other gender equality champions. Led by the Government of Germany, Ambassador Rao Gupta will participate in a meeting of senior officials focused on global gender equality on June 3-4 in Berlin. During the meeting, officials will exchange views on pressing global issues disproportionately affecting women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence, lack of economic security, rising global conflicts, and technology-facilitated…
Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge. So-called “biopiracy”, in which companies lift ideas from traditional knowledge and patent them, is a significant problem. In one case a US company patented derivatives of the neem tree as pesticides, when the plant’s properties were already well known to local communities in India. There have also been attempts to patent traditionally cultivated plant varieties, such as basmati rice and jasmine rice. The main purpose of the new Treaty on…
On university campuses across North America, a new anti-war movement has emerged. Camped-out students are pressuring their universities to divest from companies that profit off the Israeli war machine, to cut ties with Israeli institutions and to publicly condemn Israel’s deadly military campaign in Gaza. Away from the student encampments, unsympathetic alumni and donors are pressuring university administrators to suppress this student movement. Former Harvard president Claudine Gay speaks at a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill in December 2023 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced he would…
A firefighter from Ireland accused of raping a woman in Boston nearly three months ago is expected in court Monday. Terrence Crosbie of Dublin was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport in March after he was trying to fly back to Ireland. Crosbie was in Boston with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade for the St. Patrick’s Day parade, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. He allegedly assaulted a 28-year-old woman at the famed Omni Parker House hotel after meeting her at the Black Rose bar. Crosbie was indicted last week and will be arraigned Monday. Source link
The first votes have been cast in the European Parliament election. The official election dates are June 6 to 9, with most countries going to the polls on Sunday (June 9). But Estonia has a three-day head start, with voting allowed from Monday (from 9 a.m. online and from midday in person) until 8 p.m. on Saturday. Estonia will have seven members out of 720 in the next European Parliament. Former Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu’s conservative Fatherland party has been leading the polls for the past six months by opposing green measures and calling for greater oversight over the construction…
An advanced algorithm that has been developed by Google DeepMind has gone some way to cracking one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in biology. AlphaFold aims to predict the 3D structures of proteins from the “instruction code” in their building blocks. The latest upgrade has recently been released. The latest upgrade has recently been released. Proteins are essential parts of living organisms and take part in virtually every process in cells. But their shapes are often complex, and they are difficult to visualise. So being able to predict their 3D structures offers windows into the processes inside living things, including…
A three-day conference has commenced in Fiji, with discussions focused on the role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play in the fight against corruption across the Pacific. Bringing together senior officials from across the region’s anti-corruption sector, alongside regional and international experts in the field of digitalization, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji is leading the way on efforts to harness new approaches to combatting corruption. With support from the Government of the United Kingdom, via the UNDP-implemented Pacific Anti-Corruption Project, UNDP Pacific is working across the region to improve public financial management and…
Home » Places » Spain Discover Park Güell: Barcelona’s mosaic wonderland! Welcome to our comprehensive travel guide for visiting Park Güell, a destination known for its unique blend of cultural richness, history, and educational value in Barcelona, Spain. Here, you will find detailed insights into what makes Park Güell such a unique cultural attraction. About Park Güell in Barcelona is a mosaic of dynamic art, intricate architecture, and lush greenery. Designed by Gaudí, it seamlessly blends artistic whimsy with nature. For culture enthusiasts, it’s a treasure trove of Catalan modernism. Visitors can explore winding paths, indulge in local pastries at…
New York/ Geneva/ Rome/ Washington – Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced from their lands, living under bombardments, and cut off from humanitarian assistance. With the conflict now in its second year, 18 million people are acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished, and famine is quickly closing in on millions of people in Darfur, Kordofan, Aj Jazirah and Khartoum. Sudan is home to the largest number of internally displaced people in the world at nearly 10 million. A further 2 million people have escaped to…