News about open_data on 2021-07-17

7 Billion Trees Outside Forests in Africa Reported for the First Time
In our series of letters from African journalists, Africa's environment secretary, Joseph Warungu, explains how the continent has managed to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the countryside and its environment. Here is a full transcript of what happened.
Source: human-wrongs-watch.net
Published on 2021-07-17

7 News Belize
In our series of letters from African journalists, the BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Belizeans who want to join a virtual hackathon event in their own home state of the Caribbean.
Source: 7newsbelize.com
Published on 2021-07-17

Chat app Discord is shedding its gamer roots Quartz
If you’re looking for a video chat app, you might think it’s an entirely different kind of chat room. But what do you know about Discord, and what does it mean for you? The BBC's Alexei O'Neill explains.
Source: qz.com
Published on 2021-07-17

Education Minister to serve on UN ADVISORY Group
A Ghanaian minister has been invited to deliver a virtual Keynote address on July 20th, 2021, to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Advisory Group (SDSN) and the Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens (BDC) at Columbia University.
Source: businessghana.com
Published on 2021-07-17

NewCa . com : STOPMTL . ca : First interactive map to self - report police
- Montreal is the first city in the world to have a police stop system which allows citizens to report their experiences to those who have been involved in violence during the past few years. The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different researchers from around the country.
Source: newca.com
Published on 2021-07-17

SCV News | Friday COVID - 19 Roundup : Masking Indoors Becomes Effective Saturday Night ; 28 , 760 Total SCV Cases
The number of deaths and cases of coronavirus in Los Angeles has risen to a record high, according to the county’s health chief executive Enrique Pena Nieto, who has been diagnosed with the virus for the first time since the pandemic began.
Source: scvnews.com
Published on 2021-07-17