IRC warns more lives will be lost without rapid de-escalation and cooperation on all sides at Belarus border

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Countries: Belarus, Poland, World Source: International Rescue Committee As the stalemate between the EU and Belarus continues, the IRC urges all involved to cease using human beings as political leverage. At least 13 people have died and hypothermia cases are rising.

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Corporate Fear Drives Caribbean Vaccine COVID-19 Mandates

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The private sector and some government agencies have demanded that staff vaccinate, especially in the tourism industry that drives many regional economies. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS By Zadie NeufvilleKINGSTON, Nov 22 2021 (IPS) When face-to-face Cabinet meetings resumed in Jamaica following more than a year of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, […]

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Philippines set to resume resupply mission to South China Sea after standoff with China

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The Philippines’ defense chief said on Sunday a military resupply mission for the country’s troops stationed on an atoll in the South China Sea will resume this week, after it was aborted last week when it was blocked by Chinese coast guard.

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Asia’s quiet militarization threatens to turn the region into a powder keg

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In Shanghai’s sprawling Jiangnan Shipyard, workers are fitting the catapults that will separate China’s latest and most advanced aircraft carrier from its two outdated sister ships.

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Hot school meals help children in wake of Haiti earthquake

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Country: Haiti Source: World Food Programme Children who were affected by the massive earthquake in August are receiving free hot meals at school as part of an initiative by WFP to support the recovery of the most vulnerable communities.

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U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Names K&L Gates 2022 Corporate “Law Firm of the Year,” One of 165 First-Tier Practice Rankings for Firm in Latest Report

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Pittsburgh – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has been recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of corporate law in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report, released today. Only one firm can earn the “Law Firm of the Year” designation […]

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Why bottom trawling must be banned by the EU

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Photo: Pixabay/2554813 By Steve Trent This week, on Nov 21, we celebrate World Fisheries Day and if we are sincere about protecting our ocean and its resources, we must end bottom trawling. The fact that the EU still allows this most destructive of fishing practices to take place within protected […]

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Bupati Kapuas Hulu siapkan mitigasi bencana untuk antisipasi banjir

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Bupati Kapuas Hulu Fransiskus Diaan mengatakan akan menyiapkan mitigasi bencana untuk mengantisipasi peristiwa banjir seperti terjadi di wilayahnya saat ini. “Perlu menyiapkan mitigasi bencana sebagai upaya untuk …

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Warga Bengkulu tolak AMDAL tambang di habitat gajah

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Warga dua desa di Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara menolak penyusunan analisis mengenai dampak lingkungan (AMDAL) pertambangan batu bara PT Inmas Abadi di sekitar bentang alam Seblat yang menjadi habitat terakhir gajah sumatera di …

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Afghanistan – to avert a catastrophe, agricultural assistance is urgently needed

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As the Afghan people confront widespread drought, the collapse of rural livelihoods and widespread economic upheaval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing critical life-saving assistance to farmers and herders, while urging far greater and immediate support for agricultural production. In Afghanistan today at least […]

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