Every year, some 2. 3 million women and men around the world died from work-related accidents or diseases—that's more than 8, 000 deaths every single day—and at least 402 million people suffer from non-fatal occupational injuries. The number is enormous in terms of personal tragedy and hardship. And it comes with a huge economic loss. It is estimated that occupational accidents and diseases lead to a 5. 4 percent loss of annual global GDP. 

A safe and healthy working environment is so important that in June 2022 the ILO (International Labor Organization) took a historic step when it added a safe and healthy working environment to its Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. 

Why does this matter? It matters because occupational safety and health can now no longer be viewed as an optional extra. All of the ILO's 186 member states are now required to respect, promote and achieve a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work. 

This is significant for several reasons. First, it recognizes that every worker has the right to be protected from dangers and risks that can cause injury, illness or death in the workplace. 

By making occupational safety and health (OSH) a fundamental right, the ILO is sending a clear message to governments and employers of all countries that they must take responsibility for providing a safe and healthy working environment for all workers. 

When workers feel safe and healthy in their workplace, they are likely to be more productive and efficient. This can benefit workers, employers as well as the economy. Conversely, when workers are injured or become ill due to workplace dangers, it can have a significantly negative impact on productivity and economic growth. 

A safe and healthy working environment is now a fundamental right for each and every worker. Governments employers, trade unions as well as companies must work together to make this right a reality. 

Mounting a telescope on the balcony at home, Wang Zhipu, a 16-year-old boy from Fujian province, observes the skies, takes photos and begins his voyage into space after class. Recently, bis efforts were rewarded when he won the title of" Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021" in the Royal Observatory Greenwich's annual astrophotography contest. His winning entry, entitled Family Photo of the Solar System, shows seven of the eight planets lined up horizontally, with the sun on the left and moon on the right, both pictured larger in size than normal.

"All families are unconventional, so I adored this fresh, gently playful concept around the solar system/' said the competition judge Sue Prichard while talking about Wang's picture. meaningful, technically accomplished work from a rising star of astronomical photography."

It hasn't been easy taking pictures of outer space. For about half a year. Wang had to calculate the best time to shoot planets when they're opposite the sun in Earth's sky to get the brightest images. What's more, he still needed to wait for clear weather to see better. For example, to capture a clear picture of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, which is often cited as the most difficult of the five brightest planets to see with the naked eye, Wang med to shoot it three times in the early morning but failed. At sunset, he shot 10,000 frames of video and selected several thousand better frames to overlay, further refine them and form a more satisfactory picture.

Sometimes, Wang would be so absorbed in his observations that he wouldn't go downstairs to fetch a coat even in the middle of winter. Other times, he stood for hours under the burning sun to get the perfect shot. To get an ideal shot, he often gets up at dawn, sleeps early to wake up at midnight, and even takes time off from evening classes when necessary.

 The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah，for his concern for refugees（难民）between cultures and continents. Gurnah，72，is the first black writer to receive the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993，and some observers saw his selection as a corrective after years of European and American Nobel winners. 

Growing up in Zanzibar，Abdulrazak Gurnah never considered the possibility that he might one day be a writer. "It never occurred to me，" he said in an interview. Then，in 1964，a violent protest forced Gurnah，when he was 18，to escape to England. Poor and homesick，he began to write something about home in his diary，then longer passages，then stories about other people. Those reflections，the habit of writing to understand and document his own lives，eventually gave rise to his first novel，then nine more. They include Memory of Departure，Pilgrims Way and Dottie ， which all deal with the immigrant experience in Britain；Paradise shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1994，about a boy in an East African country hurt by colonialism；and Admiring Silence，about a young man who leaves Zanzibar for England，where he marries and becomes a teacher.

The news of Gurnah's Nobel was celebrated by fellow novelists and academics who have long argued that his work deserves a wider audience. His longtime editor，Alexandra Pringle at Bloomsbury，said Gurnah's win was "most deserved "for a writer. "He is one of the greatest living African writers，and no one has ever taken any notice of him and it's just killed me. I posted a video on the social network last week and in it I said that he was one of the people that had been just ignored. And now this has happened，"she said.