Month: November 2022

Read More WASHINGTON DC, Nov 02 (IPS) – Report after report highlights that we can only achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions required by the climate goals of the Paris Agreement if much of the existing coal power generation capacity is retired early.  To this end, one concept that deserves greater consideration is conducting…

Read MoreEthiopian and Tigray forces agree to stop their conflict which has led to a humanitarian crisis.Ethiopian and Tigray forces agree to stop their conflict which has led to a humanitarian crisis.

Read More Republican shares ‘remarkably cruel tweet laughing at the brutal beating of her colleague’s husband’ Republican shares ‘remarkably cruel tweet laughing at the brutal beating of her colleague’s husband’

Read More Russian leader has backed down in face of defiance, and move also shows Turkey’s growing influence In the end, Vladimir Putin backed down. Faced with blocking ships carrying grain from Ukraine or tacitly admitting that his threats to do so had been a bluff, the Kremlin leader opted not to rekindle a global…

Read More Eight days into the job, Rishi Sunak, the U.K.’s third Prime Minister in 16 weeks, has clocked his first major U-turn after announcing he would attend COP27, the U.N.’s annual climate change conference. Downing Street initially said Sunak would not travel to the gathering of representatives from around 200 countries because he was…

Read More Exclusive: Olivier de Schutter says cuts could violate human rights laws, calling instead for higher taxes on rich The United Nations’ poverty envoy has warned Rishi Sunak that unleashing a new wave of austerity in this month’s budget could violate the UK’s international human rights obligations and increase hunger and malnutrition. Olivier de…

Read More Breakthrough after two-year conflict between north Tigray and federal forces mediated by African Union The parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed to cease hostilities, in a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine.…

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Read MoreAn Iranian court has ordered seven anti-government protesters to be executed, one of whom is just 22 years old. It coincides with nationwide crackdowns against demonstrations, which erupted after Mahsa Amini died in police custody in September.An Iranian court has ordered seven anti-government protesters to be executed, one of whom is just 22 years…

Read MoreAn Iranian court has ordered seven anti-government protesters to be executed, one of whom is just 22 years old. It coincides with nationwide crackdowns against demonstrations, which erupted after Mahsa Amini died in police custody in September.An Iranian court has ordered seven anti-government protesters to be executed, one of whom is just 22 years…

Read MoreThe president stopped short of conceding victory to his leftist election opponent, but told his nation he would obey the constitution.The president stopped short of conceding victory to his leftist election opponent, but told his nation he would obey the constitution.

Read MoreThe president stopped short of conceding victory to his leftist election opponent, but told his nation he would obey the constitution.The president stopped short of conceding victory to his leftist election opponent, but told his nation he would obey the constitution.

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Read MoreMontenegrin Goran Gogic is alleged to have arranged the transport of more than $1bn of cocaine to Europe.Montenegrin Goran Gogic is alleged to have arranged the transport of more than $1bn of cocaine to Europe.

Read MoreMontenegrin Goran Gogic is alleged to have arranged the transport of more than $1bn of cocaine to Europe.Montenegrin Goran Gogic is alleged to have arranged the transport of more than $1bn of cocaine to Europe.

Read MoreFar-right leader admits in private meeting that battle for election defeat to Lula da Silva ‘is over’, says justice.Far-right leader admits in private meeting that battle for election defeat to Lula da Silva ‘is over’, says justice.

Read MoreFar-right leader admits in private meeting that battle for election defeat to Lula da Silva ‘is over’, says justice.Far-right leader admits in private meeting that battle for election defeat to Lula da Silva ‘is over’, says justice.

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Read More Police joked in WhatsApp group about raping female colleague and Tasering children and people with disabilities Two Metropolitan police officers have been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment after sharing racist, homophobic, misogynistic and ableist messages in a WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens before he murdered Sarah Everard but bailed ahead of an appeal.…

Read More Police joked in WhatsApp group about raping female colleague and Tasering children and people with disabilities Two Metropolitan police officers have been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment after sharing racist, homophobic, misogynistic and ableist messages in a WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens before he murdered Sarah Everard but bailed ahead of an appeal.…

Read More Federal judge requires activist group leader to share correct voting laws on Truth Social Federal judge requires activist group leader to share correct voting laws on Truth Social

Read More Federal judge requires activist group leader to share correct voting laws on Truth Social Federal judge requires activist group leader to share correct voting laws on Truth Social

Read More DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov 02 (IPS) – Before she was murdered in Honduras in 2016, the Lenca Indigenous woman and human rights defender Berta Cáceres poignantly said: “They are afraid of us because we are not afraid of them.” Read the full story, “A Beacon of Light in Dark Times: the Dublin Platform for…

Read More URBANA, Illinois, USA, Nov 02 (IPS) – The statistics are stark. The crisis is unprecedented. Yet again, according to the United Nations, famine looms in Somalia, with hundreds of thousands already facing starvation. In addition, droughts, and catastrophic hunger levels have left over 500,000 children malnourished and at risk of dying. This is…

Read More The doctor’s estimated net worth is around $200m The doctor’s estimated net worth is around $200m

Read More The doctor’s estimated net worth is around $200m The doctor’s estimated net worth is around $200m

Read More Moscow’s UN envoy compared the barrage of ‘fake news’ about the Ukraine conflict to city shelling Amid the Ukraine conflict, Western countries are waging an information war not only against Russia but also the entire international community, Vassily Nebenzia, the nation’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said on Tuesday. Speaking at a…

Read More Moscow’s UN envoy compared the barrage of ‘fake news’ about the Ukraine conflict to city shelling Amid the Ukraine conflict, Western countries are waging an information war not only against Russia but also the entire international community, Vassily Nebenzia, the nation’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said on Tuesday. Speaking at a…

Read MoreEurope is a leader in climate mitigation. That couldn’t save it from also becoming a leader in temperature increases.Europe is a leader in climate mitigation. That couldn’t save it from also becoming a leader in temperature increases.

Read MoreEurope is a leader in climate mitigation. That couldn’t save it from also becoming a leader in temperature increases.Europe is a leader in climate mitigation. That couldn’t save it from also becoming a leader in temperature increases.

Read MoreThe director of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said they “don’t have the exact details of how and why” the lions escaped.The director of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said they “don’t have the exact details of how and why” the lions escaped.

Read MoreA government probe in New South Wales is examining anti-gay hate crimes and deaths over 40 years.A government probe in New South Wales is examining anti-gay hate crimes and deaths over 40 years.

Read MoreThe director of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said they “don’t have the exact details of how and why” the lions escaped.The director of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said they “don’t have the exact details of how and why” the lions escaped.