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Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought – report
November 6, 2023 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought – report Human fossil fuel emissions are threatening a key climate threshold more quickly than previously thought, a new report says. Researchers say the world may be committed to breaching the 1.5C limit by 2029, rather than the mid 2030s. They say record average emissions of […]
Read More...Mount Isa paedophile Brendan Schulz re-sentenced for child sex abuse in Philippines
October 27, 2023 · By Larissa Waterson for www.abc.net.au
Mount Isa paedophile Brendan Schulz re-sentenced for child sex abuse in Philippines Convicted paedophile Brendan Curt Schulz has been re-sentenced for the “appalling nature” of his sexual abuse of children in the Philippines. In November, 2021, Schulz was sentenced in the Queensland Supreme Court to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to 33 charges of child […]
Read More...For cyber libel, you can be fined instead of imprisoned – SC
October 27, 2023 ·
For cyber libel, you can be fined instead of imprisoned – SC The Supreme Court has its own guidelines on libel, which allow courts to impose fines instead of imprisonment penalties in libel cases MANILA, Philippines – Instead of imprisonment, a person found guilty of cyber libel can be fined, the Supreme Court reiterated. […]
Read More...U.S. Support for our Philippine Allies in the Face of Repeated PRC Harassment in the South China Sea
October 27, 2023 · By US Department of States for www.state.gov
U.S. Support for our Philippine Allies in the Face of Repeated PRC Harassment in the South China Sea he United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard and maritime militia’s dangerous and unlawful actions obstructing an October 22 Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas […]
Read More...Israeli military preparing ‘unrelenting attacks’ – as it happened
October 26, 2023 · By The Guardian for www.theguardian.com
Israeli military preparing ‘unrelenting attacks’ – as it happened The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, joined calls on Monday for a humanitarian pause in the conflict between Israel and Hamas to let more aid supplies into Gaza. “Now the most important thing is for humanitarian support to go into Gaza,” Borrell told the media, Reuters reports, as he arrived […]
Read More...Philippines summons China’s envoy
October 26, 2023 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippines summons China’s envoy Manila summoned Beijing’s ambassador on Monday over two collisions between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea, a foreign ministry official said. The countries have traded blame over Sunday’s incidents near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, with both sides releasing videos to support their accusations. The […]
Read More...UN chief urges ceasefire to end Gaza’s ‘godawful nightmare’
October 26, 2023 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
UN chief urges ceasefire to end Gaza’s ‘godawful nightmare’ UN chief Antonio Guterres has pleaded for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas, demanding global “action to end this god-awful nightmare”. Addressing a peace summit in Cairo as the war raged into its third week, Mr Guterres said the Palestinian enclave […]
Read More...German police probe 30,000 people over child abuse network
October 25, 2023 · By Euronews with AP for www.euronews.com
German police probe 30,000 people over child abuse network The investigation was launched in October after police arrested a man in Bergisch Gladbach, near the western city of Cologne. Authorities in western Germany are investigating 30,000 people suspected of taking part in a child abuse network. Peter Biesenbach, Justice Minister for the North Rhine-Westphalia state, told […]
Read More...Extreme weather displaced 43m children in past six years, Unicef reports
October 25, 2023 · By Nina Lakhani climate justice reporter for www.theguardian.com
Extreme weather displaced 43m children in past six years, Unicef reports At least 43 million child displacements were linked to extreme weather events over the past six years, the equivalent of 20,000 children being forced to abandon their homes and school every single day, new research has found. Floods and storms accounted for 95% of […]
Read More...First Thing: Trump allegedly shared sensitive information with Australian billionaire
October 25, 2023 ·
First Thing: Trump allegedly shared sensitive information with Australian billionaire Good morning. Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with an Australian billionaire, Anthony Pratt, three months after leaving office, according to a new report. Citing a source with knowledge of the Australian’s account to investigators for the special counsel Jack Smith, […]
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