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Trade and Environment Week 2024 to focus on inclusive shift to sustainability

World Trade Organization 

The fifth edition of Trade and Environment Week, to be held from 7 to 11 October at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva and virtually, will feature a high-level event on the theme “Trade for Clean Energy Transition for All”, in addition to 15 side events organized by WTO members on various environmental topics. The week also includes a regular meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), a book talk and an art exhibition.

Faculty, Rejoice: Gmail Can Now Translate “Deanspeak”

MCSWEENEY’S 

We are thrilled to announce that Google Translate has recently added “Deanspeak” to its suite of language-detection tools. In addition to offering translations from Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and other languages, Google Translate can now render your college administrator’s opaque prose into plain (if terrifying) English.

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Take a look at a new frangible trakehner to be used at British event for first time

Horse And Hound 

One of the frangible trakehner fences that will be used at Osberton Horse Trials in 2024. New frangible trakehner fences will be in use for the first time at a British international event this week. Aspen Cooling Osberton International Horse Trials cross-country course-designer Stuart Buntine is among a team of people in the sport that has been working with Swedish inventor Mats Bjornetun, who is behind the MIM safety clip system […]

U.S elections: Trump is slowly eating into Harris's votes in these swing states

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

US Presidential Elections 2024 is just around the corner and will be taking place in very few days which will be determining that who is going to enter the White House as the President among former US President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Lots of polling surveys are going around and recent polls show that Donald Trump is making up his gap of votes in the swing states.

Belarus hosts over 4,100 visa-waiver visitors from Europe over past week

BelTA (en) 

A total of 971,588 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 303,718 people from Latvia, 563,860 people from Lithuania and 97,510 people from Poland as well as 6,500 citizens from the 35 countries which were added to the visa waiver program on 19 July 2024.

Station Science Top News: Sept. 27, 2024

Nasa.gov 

Researchers found that long-duration spaceflight affected the mechanical properties of eye tissues, including reducing the stiffness of tissue around the eyeball. A better understanding of these changes could help researchers prevent, diagnose, and treat the vision impairment often seen in crew members. SANSORI, a Canadian Space Agency investigation, examined whether reduced stiffness of eye tissue contributes to […]

Israel at war, day 360: IDF says it killed leaders of Hamas, PFLP in Lebanon

Haaretz.com 

Israel reportedly conducting raids in southern Lebanon, planning limited but imminent ground op ■ Lebanon's caretaker PM Najib Mikati says his government is ready to send Lebanese army to south to ensure it is demilitarized ■ Shin Bet says it thwarted attempts by Iran to assassinate senior Israeli officials inside Israel ■ Here's what you need to know 360 days into the war