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Stories for May 21st 2025

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:40 UTC

    Falklands Mental Health Project, “Wide Skies, Open Minds”

    The name Wide Skies, Open Minds was chosen from suggestions made by people with lived experiences of mental health challenges.

    Following on from the research elements and offering training for Champions, FIG the Falkland Islands Government, Public Health Unit are excited to be able to launch the brand identity for the anti-stigma in mental health project.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:21 UTC

    UK and Chile sign MoU on Cooperation in Gender Equality

    Minister for Latin America, Baroness Chapman and the Chilean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gloria de la Fuente during her visit to London

    The UK and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Gender Equality earlier this month. The MoU, with the aim of establishing sustained mutual cooperation in promoting human rights and gender equality, was signed by the Minister for Latin America, Baroness Chapman, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gloria de la Fuente, during her visit to London.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:05 UTC

    Brazil’s command of soy markets tested by record crops and Argentina  

    Conab believes a record soybean harvest and strong Chinese demand are expected to drive growth of the country’s soybean and by-product exports in the 2024/25 season

    Despite a record grains and oil seeds harvest, Brazil’s soybean trading has slowed significantly, because of the mismatch between buyers’ prices and suppliers’ expectations, points out Globo Rural, an agribusiness site.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 07:59 UTC

    WHO overwhelmingly formally adopted the world’s first Pandemic Agreement

    Governments adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement in a plenary session of the World Health Assembly, WHO’s peak decision-making body.

    Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and driven by the goal of making the world safer from – and more equitable in response to – future pandemics.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 07:48 UTC

    UK to boost R&D in several areas with long term (over 10-year) funding to attract private investment

    Science Minister, Lord Vallance said, “research and innovation, from computing and AI to health breakthroughs need stability of funding.”

    British Science Minister Lord Vallance unveiled on Monday a more robust R&D criteria policy exploring innovation in areas as diverse as human health and cutting-edge computing, but particularly with a much-needed long-term certainty.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 07:01 UTC

    Historic, a Royal Marines General appointed First Sea Lord

    Gen Sir Gwyn will now serve as the head of the Royal Navy, Chief of the Naval Staff and Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King.

    A Royal Marines General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has been appointed as the new First Sea Lord - the first time in centuries that a non-sailor has been in charge of the Royal Navy. Gen Sir Gwyn, who served as Vice-Chief of the Defense Staff from August 2022 to June 2024, was confirmed in the role by Defense Secretary John Healey.

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