We are Facing a Climate Emergency, Warns UN Chief

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Secretary-General António Guterres (left) discusses the State of the Planet with Professor Maureen Raymo at Columbia University in New York City. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe By Antonio GuterresUNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 2021 (IPS) We begin this year with a heightened awareness of the importance of resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic has […]

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Can the European Union’s green initiatives overcome their internal contradictions?

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The European Union’s flagship climate policy vehicle, the Green Deal, took another major step forward in December, with a new binding target for a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. However, a little over a year after the original deal was first inked, the Green Deal is already […]

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Chinese-Canadian alleged drug kingpin, accused of running one of the world’s biggest methamphetamine cartels, is arrested in Amsterdam

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A Chinese-born alleged drug kingpin accused of presiding over a multi-billion dollar narcotics operation has been arrested by Dutch authorities.

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Scaling up clean energy investments

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Experts from the UK and Bangladesh give insights on clean energy development in both countries.

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The Past Looks like the Present: The California Supreme Court Determines that the Dynamex Decision on Independent Contractor Classification Applies Retroactively

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On 14 January 2020, the California Supreme Court held that its earlier landmark decision setting forth the definitive rule for independent contractor classification, Dynamex Ops. W. Inc. v. Superior Court, 416 P.3d 1 (2018), applies retroactively. In Vasquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., S258191 (2021), the Court explained that Dynamex’s […]

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We could grow wooden tables in the lab to save forests

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Wood is one of the most versatile and useful materials on earth. The trouble, of course, is that our insatiable need for wood is driving deforestation and once a tree is cut another could take decades to grow up in its place. But what if we could grow wooden products […]

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Feminist Movements Continue to Battle Culture of Impunity in Egypt

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Mozn Hassan By Sania FarooquiNEW DELHI, India, Jan 25 2021 (IPS) Ten years ago on this day, January 25, one of the biggest revolutions in the world took place in Egypt’s Tahrir Square, as protestors poured into the streets chanting slogans of “Bread, Freedom and Social Justice”, demanding one of […]

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Realisasi FDI capai Rp 421,8 triliun pada 2020, investasi Jepang kalahkan Korsel

25 Januari 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Realisasi penanaman modal asing (PMA) sepanjang 2020 sebesar Rp 421,8 triliun 

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Kepala BPJT: Rest Area 87 A jadi contoh penghijauan

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Kepala Badan Pengelola Jalan Tol (BPJT) Danang Parikesit mengatakan, penanaman pohon yang dilakukan di Jalan Tol Trans Sumatera (JTTS) Rest Area 87 A ruas Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar (Bakter) di Provinsi Lampung ini menjadi contoh, …

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World: UNHCR calls on states to offer places and save lives after refugee resettlement hit a record low in 2020

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Country: World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees An estimated 1.44 million refugees are in urgent need of resettlement globally, but only 22,770 were resettled through UNHCR – the lowest numbers the agency has witnessed in almost two decades.

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