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Saturday, 6 July 2019
Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon, and Its First Great Geologist
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2Xt2NZl
Friday, 5 July 2019
‘Prospective Threat’ of Chinese Spying Justifies Huawei Ban, U.S. Says
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JgihHo
The Week in Tech: What Should Your City Do if It’s Hit by Ransomware?
By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Js7fxg
UNODC co-organized Conference on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care highlights need for evidence- and human rights-based approaches
4 July 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), together with the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), organized the 'International Conference on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care: Inspiration & Direction' in Vienna from 1 to 5 July. The aim of the conference was to strengthen the international work force on drug demand reduction to reduce the human and social cost of substance disorders, particularly amongst the most vulnerable.
Published July 05, 2019 at 11:36PM
Read more at unodc.org
Thursday, 4 July 2019
UNODC co-organized Conference on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care highlights need for evidence- and human rights-based approaches
4 July 2019 - UNODC together with Belgium, Burkina Faso, Indonesia and Norway co-organized the first ever event in New York to address the prevention of radicalization to violence in prisons. The high-level dialogue, held on 28 June, featured presentations from the Norwegian Minister of Justice and Public Security, Jøran Kallmyr, Miwa Kato, UNODC Director of Operations, and other representatives from Member States, UN officials and civil society.
Published July 05, 2019 at 02:23AM
Read more at unodc.org
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Executive Director officially opens revamped UNODC Laboratory
Vienna, 3 July 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Laboratory, which provides scientific and forensic services to almost 300 labs in 80 countries, is celebrating its 40-year presence at the UN Headquarters in Vienna. On the occasion of this anniversary the laboratory had been refurbished and the revamped lab was officially inaugurated today by UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov.
Published July 04, 2019 at 06:06AM
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New Weapons Against Cancer: Millions of Bacteria Programmed to Kill
By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2KT0Izb
Two Voice Recorders on Hand, Because Congress Does Talk
By NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30aISee
‘Fingerprinting’ to Track Us Online Is on the Rise. Here’s What to Do.
By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JjFKGg
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Photos From the 2019 Solar Eclipse in Chile and Argentina
By DENNIS OVERBYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2NsoofN
The 73,000 Things You Can’t Have on Your Phone in China
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2XNC8p8
Solar Eclipse in South America: What You Need to Know
By KNVUL SHEIKH from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2FMezD6
During a Solar Eclipse, What Are Plants Doing?
By CARA GIAIMO from NYT Science https://ift.tt/323kT2x
Uganda joins global UNODC programme to prevent violent extremism in prisons
2 July 2019 - Uganda will become the third beneficiary country of the joint global programme on "Supporting the management of violent extremist prisoners and the prevention of radicalization to violence in prisons", in addition to Kazakhstan and Tunisia.
Published July 02, 2019 at 09:42PM
Read more at unodc.org
Monday, 1 July 2019
Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’
By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2J13Oi5
Poachers Are Invading Botswana, Last Refuge of African Elephants
By RACHEL NUWER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2Jf1YJA