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With inspiration from traditional Indonesian handicraft, IKEA has worked to find a way to protect rattan outdoor furniture against humidity and temperature changes. We met with Linn Grahl to know more about her curiosity and how water and over 100 tests throughout three years were the way forward for TVARÖ.  Growing up in the small […]

New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and help advance sustainable development in the world’s 17 remaining colonies, the UN chief said in a video message to the Organization’s decolonization seminar in Bali, Indonesia “Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur accelerated […]

PTI New Delhi, May 24 Three men were arrested for allegedly duping people of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of investing in cryptocurrency, the police said on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Pushkar Jat (22), Vishal Tank (21) and Nitesh Mali (20), they said. According to the police, the matter came to […]

Community feedback session on forest monitoring in Mtanza-msona-Rufiji District, Tanzania. Photo by Dinno John Bosco, OFESA consultant. Fatuma Mansur is a forest ranger in Kilifi County, Eastern Kenya. The area is home to the largest remaining fragment of intact coastal forest in East Africa. Called Arabuko Sokoke, it was declared a world biosphere reserve by […]

NEW DELHI – India’s government laboratories should give “top priority” to testing cough syrup for export, the drug regulator said on Wednesday, after the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan were linked to the medicines. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation’s directive also said laboratories should issue test reports immediately, or as […]

A passerby walks in front of the logo of the G7 finance leaders” meeting in Niigata, Japan, on May 10. SHUJI KAJIYAMA/ASSOCIATED PRESS China has called on the Group of Seven not to abuse trade and investment restrictions and deliver on their commitments to not decouple from China, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Shu […]

The UAE’s economic growth prospects for 2023 face key obstacles, including a decline in oil output resulting from OPEC-agreed production cuts, a slowdown in the non-oil sector due to higher interest rates, and subdued external demand. The real GDP of the UAE is forecast to expand at a slower pace of 3% in 2023, compared […]

The study reported over 25,000 live animals and over 120,000 tonnes of wildlife, parts and plants seized from illegal trade in this area between June 2003 and September 2021. The sheer volume of hundreds of marine and terrestrial species poached and trafficked through this lesser-known seas is a wake-up call for action before it’s too […]

Bengkulu (ANTARA) – Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs urged local governments and related parties to continue to make the 2024 General Elections informative for the people. “Everyone hopes that ladies and gentlemen here will hold information sources, which can be used by the public as the guidelines for welcoming the 2024 elections,” […]

New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and to help advance sustainable development in the world’s 17 remaining colonies, the UN chief said in a video message to the Organization’s decolonization seminar in Bali, Indonesia “Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur […]