This article is published in association with United Nations. The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at least temporarily – by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and AI, the UN International Labour Organization, ILO, said on Wednesday. “Global labour income share, which is the proportion […]Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at least temporarily – by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and AI, the UN International Labour Organization, ILO, said on Wednesday. “Global labour income share, which is the proportion […]Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing medical education
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Loh Pei Yi and Wang Jia Dong James, two Year Four medical students from Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong […]Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa
September 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between the African coast and Malta, an Italian coast guard said on Wednesday. The boat “capsized repeatedly, leaving people clinging to the side of the boat as their family members drowned around […]Asia-Pacific nations commit to ‘visionary blueprint’ for inclusive digital world
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This article is published in association with United Nations. At a major UN conference on Wednesday, Asia-Pacific nations pledged to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies, stressing the importance of enhancing digital trust and literacy across the region. The Astana Ministerial Declaration, named after the conference host city in Kazakhstan, is particularly significant for the region […]Partners in progress – Leading African fund managers will gather for the third time at Oxford’s Saïd Business School to boost Africa’s rising tech potential
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. From 9 to 13 September 2024, Boost Africa and AfricaGrow will host 44 leading fund managers from 33 African venture capital (VC) funds, including Partech, AfricInvest, TLcom, Norssken, Speedinvest, and others at Oxford university’s Saïd Business School. The Africa Venture Finance Programme (AVFP), a week-long, in-person […]Commission endorses preliminary assessment of Greece’s fourth payment request for €998.6 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Greece’s fourth payment request for €998.6 million (net of pre-financing) in grants, following the disbursement of Greece’s fourth payment request of loans on 23 July 2024, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece […]Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture delivers its final report to President von der Leyen
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen received today the final report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, handed over by the group’s chair, Professor Peter Strohschneider. Entitled “A shared prospect for farming and food in Europe”, the […]AI revolutionizing healthcare
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shanzay Naveed, a 3rd year MBBS student at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. The directive covers wastewater and solid waste management for manufacturing of antibiotics, and comes ahead of a High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that will be held during the UN General […]World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya
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This article is published in association with United Nations. A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which resulted in approximately 200 deaths, and in Pakistan, where 28 civilians lost their lives. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, claimed responsibility for the attack in Burkina Faso on August […]New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The human rights situation in Nicaragua has “seriously deteriorated” over the past year, following arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents, according to a UN human rights office (OHCHR) report released on Tuesday. Human rights violations in Nicaragua have been […]Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate of fear” in Venezuela, after an arrest warrant was issued for the opposition’s presidential candidate in the country’s recent election. “It is a climate of fear in the country at the moment. […]Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been vaccinated in central Gaza during the first two days of the UN-led mass vaccination campaign, surpassing the initial target of 156,000. The figure amounts to around a quarter of the total population […]UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and displaced, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists at the regular press briefing in New York that operations have resumed in […]Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that unequal access could exacerbate global inequalities. “AI capacities today are concentrated in a handful of powerful companies – and even fewer countries. Meanwhile, too many countries face […]AI-Powered Treasury: Georgia’s Innovative Approach to Managing Payment Risks
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This article is published in association with IMF. Davit Gamkrelidze, Giorgi Mchedlishvili, Graham Prentice, Alok Verma Imbibing the spirit of Georgia’s national epic, “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” by Shota Rustaveli, which celebrates the virtues of exploration and overcoming challenges, the Georgian State Treasury[1] has embraced innovative modern technology to manage risks in Treasury payments. Georgia has established a […]The issues of AI in medical education – Are shortcuts always better?
September 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Olga Maria Filson, a German/British medical student who grew up in northern Sweden. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB representation in Sarajevo marks five years of successful operation
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The representation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in BiH is celebrating the fifth anniversary since its opening. With over €900 million allocated to new investments since 2019, the EIB has provided favourable financial conditions to projects across the country, often combined with grants from the European […]Statement by Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager on today’s Court of Justice judgment on the Illumina/GRAIL merger jurisdiction decisions
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today’s judgment by the Court of Justice annuls the Commission’s decisions to examine the proposed acquisition of GRAIL by Illumina. In those decisions, the Commission accepted requests by Belgium, France, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway to review the transaction pursuant to Article 22(3) […]‘Giving help and giving hope’, an aerial lifeline to the world’s most isolated
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This article is published in association with United Nations. A humanitarian air service, which has been described by the World Food Programme chief as “giving help and giving hope” to the world’s most remote and disadvantaged communities, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year. The WFP’s Executive Director Cindy McCain said the UN Humanitarian Air Service […]UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of Gaza. The operation aims to inoculate 600,000 children in the coming days. Hundreds of Gazan families have been queueing to await the turn of their child to receive a polio vaccination […]Between fear and hope, Gazans parents line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio
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This article is published in association with United Nations. If the UN-led polio vaccination campaign currently underway in Gaza is to be successful in halting the spread of a virus that has resurfaced in the Strip after 25 years, 90 per cent of children under the age of 10 need to be inoculated. UN News correspondent […]Slovenia’s electricity grid to be upgraded with €50 million EIB loan to Elektro Ljubljana
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Slovenian electricity company Elektro Ljubljana €50 million to expand and upgrade the power-distribution network in central and southeastern parts of the country. EIB Vice-President Kyriacos Kakouris and Elektro Ljubljana President of the Management Board Urban Likozar signed the credit […]Artificial intelligence in the activities of medical research: a new challenge
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Marco Faryd Flores Reyes, a Physician and researcher. Academic Unit of Medicine. Autonomous University of Nayarit. Mexico. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling for global solidarity to tackle famine in Sudan, flooding and mass displacement while ensuring free-flowing aid for millions trapped in war zones and those fleeing for […]Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The devastating lack of adequate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan, including sexual and reproductive healthcare and psychosocial care, has had “dire” repercussions, independent UN experts said on Friday. “The lack of care, stigma, and administrative barriers, including in accessing medical and trauma […]Afghanistan: UN will ‘continue to engage’ with Taliban, following threat to withdraw cooperation
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations will continue engaging with all stakeholders in Afghanistan, advocating for human rights and equality, the global body’s Spokesperson said on Friday, amid the Taliban’s reported rejection of criticism by UN officials of a strict morality law. According to media reports, the Taliban “morality police” […]Kyiv hospital struggles to care for patients amid air strike
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Oksana, who is 26 weeks pregnant, described a harrowing scene in a Kyiv hospital in Ukraine during air raids, with staff scrambling to help patients and newborns into shelters. “When the alarm went off, we were all rushed into the shelter,” she said. “Even the tiniest babies […]Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza for humanitarian pauses to allow 640,000 children to be vaccinated amid an outbreak of the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian […]EU’s first Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement enters into force with Angola
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA) has entered into force. This is the first-ever EU agreement on investment facilitation. It aims to stimulate foreign investments needed to achieve sustainable development goals. The SIFA will create a more transparent, efficient, and predictable business […]Medical Students Trained by Intelligent Machines
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Dr. Lenyn Daniel Montes Sevilla, a Medical Surgery degree holder from the Autonomous University of Nayarit, Mexico. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not […]Guterres highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘growing international influence’
August 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General continued his historic visit to Timor-Leste on Thursday, emphasising the positive role the country can play on the regional stage to help resolve the crisis in war-wracked Myanmar. António Guterres is there to take part in celebrations to mark 25 years on Friday since […]Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia
August 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General continued his historic visit to Timor-Leste on Thursday, emphasising the positive role the country can play on the regional stage to help resolve the crisis in war-wracked Myanmar. António Guterres is there to take part in celebrations to mark 25 years on Friday since […]
