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United States Institute of Peace Announces Finalists for 2021 Women Building Peace Award on the International Day of Peace

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2021 Women Building Peace Award on the International Day of Peace. This prestigious global award is given each year to a woman peacebuilder who has made a major contribution to peace in her country. This […]

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Honors Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Former Executive Director of UN Women, With 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award

Foundation also recognizes three additional Goalkeepers Global Goals award winners who are taking action to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals SEATTLE, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women, as the winner of the 2021 Global Goalkeeper […]

Adagio Therapeutics Provides COVID-19 Antibody Program Updates as well as Business Highlights and Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

New Data Supporting Potential of ADG20 for Both the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 to be Presented at IDWeek 2021 Patient Population in Global EVADE Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of ADG20 Expanded following IDMC Assessment $355.8 Million IPO Completed to Fund Continued Advancement of Portfolio of Antibody-based Solutions for Infectious Diseases with Pandemic Potential WALTHAM, […]

Sweegen Delights China’s Consumers With Premiumization of Low-Calorie Confectionery Chocolate

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Asia-Pacific’s chocolate market diversifies and consumer tastes gravitate to sophistication, Sweegen has expanded its footprint into China by formulating premium low-calorie confectionery chocolate for the brand TeChoco. “Sweegen has demonstrated the near-impossible task of formulating low-calorie great-tasting confectionery chocolate products with low to no […]

New research finds USD billions to coal power projects in Africa, Asia jeopardizing energy access, climate agendas

Coal Finance in High-Impact Countries Chinese state-owned institutions, world’s largest banks continue to finance coal power in countries with greatest needs for electricity access; USD 42 billion committed to grid-connected coal power plants between 2013-2019 in 18 countries studied VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New research published today by Sustainable Energy for […]

Top World Leaders to Gather Online for 18th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum)

– Meeting Set for October 2 to 5, 2021, Seeking Better Future of Humankind – TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The STS forum is holding its 18th Annual Meeting from October 2 to 5, 2021. World leaders, including professional scientists, policymakers and business leaders, will gather online to discuss the pressing science and technology […]

ADQ further strengthens its Healthcare & Pharma portfolio with agreement to acquire pharmaceutical company Acino

– ADQ to acquire Acino, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical manufacturer with presence in more than 90 countries – Investment builds on ADQ’s intent to develop an integrated pharma platform including advanced drug development, in-licensing, manufacturing, and commercialisation capabilities in select growth-leading markets – Acino will be ADQ’s largest acquisition in its healthcare and pharma portfolio to […]

Zoom Unveils Reseller Partner Program for Zoom Phone BYOC

Zoom Phone Bring Your Own Carrier (BYOC) Offers New Revenue Opportunity to Resellers and Maximum Flexibility to Customers Zoom Phone Provider Exchange Connects Customers Directly with Providers Zoom Phone Reaches New Milestone with 2 Million Seats Sold SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today at Zoomtopia […]

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Poland to Back NATO States Wishing to Send Troops to Ukraine, But Will Not Join – Minister

Warsaw: Poland will support NATO countries that wish to send troops to Ukraine, although it will not participate in such deployments itself, as stated by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Speaking to Polish lawmakers on Wednesday, Sikorski em...
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State Seeks Public Opinion on MSMEs Draft Policy

Machakos: The State Department for Micro Small Medium Enterprise Development (MSMEs) has embarked on Public Participation Forums across the country to gather views on MSMEs Draft Policy 2025. A recent forum held at a Machakos hotel drew participants f...

Over 150,000 Kenyan Potato Farmers to Receive Climate-Smart Agriculture Training

Nairobi: Over 150,000 small-holder potato farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from climate-smart agriculture trainings, thanks to a partnership between the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK), the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organiza...

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