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Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine
May 27, 2022 · By Flora Drury, BBC for www.bbc.com
Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the “bloody, witless” war “unleashed by Putin against Ukraine”. Boris Bondarev, whose LinkedIn says he worked at the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva, told the BBC he knew his decision to speak out may mean the […]
Read More...Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars
May 27, 2022 · By Muhammad Irham, Astudestra Ajengrastri and Aghnia Adzkia, BBC News Indonesia for www.bbc.com
Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars Buy something in a supermarket and there’s a good chance it will contain palm oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you’ll find an oil palm tree, likely in Indonesia. But the companies that sell it to major firms like Johnson & Johnson, […]
Read More...Earth is warming faster than previously thought, scientists say, and the window is closing to avoid catastrophic outcomes
May 27, 2022 · By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Earth is warming faster than previously thought, scientists say, and the window is closing to avoid catastrophic outcomes (CNN)As the world battles historic droughts, landscape-altering wildfires and deadly floods, a landmark report from global scientists says the window is rapidly closing to cut our reliance on fossil fuels and avoid catastrophic changes that would transform […]
Read More...The anti-clericalist pope leans on tradition
May 27, 2022 · By Robert Mickens | Vatican City for international.la-croix.com
The backstory to Pope Francis’ recent move to allow “lay brothers” to become heads of religious orders that include ordained priests and why this is a pretty big deal The anti-clericalist pope leans on tradition Pope Francis just took another step forward to de-clericalize the Roman Catholic Church. And what most people probably don’t realize […]
Read More...Nature loss: Insatiable greed degrading land around the world – UN
May 25, 2022 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Nature loss: Insatiable greed degrading land around the world – UN Human activities are damaging and degrading the lands of the Earth in an unsustainable fashion according to a new UN report. Up to 40% of the global terrain has already been devalued, mainly through modern agriculture. If nothing changes, then an additional area of […]
Read More...Climate change: ‘Fifty-fifty chance’ of breaching 1.5C warming limit
May 25, 2022 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Climate change: ‘Fifty-fifty chance’ of breaching 1.5C warming limit The likelihood of crossing a key global warming threshold has risen significantly, according to a new analysis. UK Met Office researchers say that there’s now around a fifty-fifty chance that the world will warm by more than 1.5C over the next five years. Such a rise […]
Read More...UN Human Rights Council to examine alleged human rights abuses by Russia
May 25, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
UN Human Rights Council to examine alleged human rights abuses by Russia The UN Human Rights Council announced it will convene a special session to address alleged Russian human rights violations during its war in Ukraine. More than 50 countries backed a request from Kyiv and demanded an extraordinary meeting of the UN’s top rights […]
Read More...Human trafficking is a modern burning bush,says Myanmar cardinal
May 25, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon decries the moral holocaust of the commodification of human fragility Human trafficking is a modern burning bush,says Myanmar cardinal Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has decried the scourge of modern-day slavery as it happens all over the world including in war zones where millions are fleeing. Spiraling conflicts in places like Ukraine […]
Read More...China’s silenced feminist: How Sophia Huang Xueqin went missing
May 24, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
China’s silenced feminist: How Sophia Huang Xueqin went missing BBC Eye investigates the disappearance of Sophia Huang Xueqin, a high-profile feminist journalist who kick-started China’s #MeToo movement. In the summer of 2021, Sophia was awarded a prestigious Chevening scholarship funded by the British government to pursue gender studies at the University of Sussex. But […]
Read More...Biden calls on Americans to reject ‘poison’ of White supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting
May 23, 2022 · By France24 for www.france24.com
Biden calls on Americans to reject ‘poison’ of White supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting President Joe Biden on Tuesday called out what he branded the “poison” of white supremacist ideology behind a deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, and said that racism is being stoked for political gain. Speaking in the city where a […]
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