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3 August 2021
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Family Hope ‘Lessons are Learnt’ to Protect Investigative Journalists
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3 August 2021
Climate crisis: Siberian heatwave led to new methane emissions, study says
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Leak of potent greenhouse gas is currently small but further research is urgently needed, say scientists The Siberian heatwave of 2020 led to new methane emissions from the permafrost, according to research. Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas are currently small, the scientists said, but further research is urgently needed. Analysis of satellite data indicated
2 August 2021
Resumption of China-US Contacts: Use of Protocol as Peacetime Weapon in an Unstable World
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By Iftekhar Ahmed ChowdhurySINGAPORE, Aug 2 2021 (IPS) It had been four long months since the meeting in Alaska between Chinese and American officials, their first interaction since President Joe Biden assumed office in January this year. That was when the Chinese Foreign policy top mandarins Yang Jiechi (Director, Central Foreign Affairs Commission) and Wang
2 August 2021
UK’s net zero goal ‘too far away’, says No 10 climate spokesperson
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Allegra Stratton says carbon emissions must change ‘right now’, as UK moves towards 2050 goal The UK’s goal of tackling the climate crisis by reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 is “too far away”, the prime minister’s climate change spokesperson has said. Allegra Stratton, Boris Johnson’s former press secretary, said the “science is
1 August 2021
The climate change horseman of the apocalypse rides out – cartoon
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Chris Riddell on the urgent need for action as extreme weather becomes the norm around the world Continue reading…
30 July 2021
When Branded as a Born Criminal: The Plight of India’s De-Notified Tribes
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A girl from the Nat community performing – Credit: Department for Social Justice By Mariya SalimNEW DELHI, India, Jul 30 2021 (IPS) Branded as being born ‘criminal’ 150 years ago under British colonial rule, De-Notified Tribes (DNTs) continue to bear the brunt of the various laws that stigmatised them since 1871. Dakxin Chhara, the award-winning
29 July 2021
Greed is Dead Paperback Released
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Greed is Dead paperback is out today! Order it online The post Greed is Dead Paperback Released appeared first on John Kay.
29 July 2021
Critical measures of global heating reaching tipping point, study finds
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Carbon emissions, ocean acidification, Amazon clearing all hurtling toward new records A new study tracking the planet’s vital signs has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate crisis are getting worse and either approaching, or exceeding, key tipping points as the earth heats up. Overall, the study found some 16 out
28 July 2021
German Development Agency Raises Awareness of Teen Pregnancy in Burkina Faso
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By External SourceBurkina Faso, Jul 28 2021 (IPS-Partners) In Burkina Faso, Honorine Meda has been trained by the German Development Agency (GIZ) to raise awareness among teenage girls about pregnancy. While the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says all children have a right to education, adolescent girls who fall pregnant in Sub Saharan Africa tend
28 July 2021
Book Review of Global Justice, Natural Resources and Climate Change by Megan Blomfield. Oxford (2019)
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Publication date: November 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 189 Author(s): Jack Yonge