Trafficking survivor Devendra Kumar Mulayam, who hails from Shahapur in the Chandouli district of Uttar Pradesh, had to begin working at age 12 to help pay off the two loans his father had taken out. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS By Rina MukherjiPUNE, India, Sep 22 2020 (IPS) One of the worst […]
Read MorePlenty of fish suffer from water pollution, which takes a toll on their health and reproductive abilities. Yet there is another often-overlooked form of manmade pollution that also affects them: noise pollution. The roar of boat engines and other manmade sources of loud noise can grate on our ears, but […]
Read MoreAng Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday, his family said, an event that fellow sherpas called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing community.
Read MoreThe real estate industry, and particularly the hospitality and retail sector, has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Occupiers in those sectors have put a lot of pressure on the government to provide further support. Background Commercial tenants benefitted from a prohibition on landlords forfeiting commercial leases for non-payment […]
Read MoreBy Mabingue Ngom and Shoko ArakakiNEW YORK, Sep 21 2020 (IPS) The countries of Central Sahel—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—face an unprecedented crisis, marked by violent extremism, forced displacement, and rising insecurity. The sharp increase in armed attacks on communities, health centres, schools and other public institutions and infrastructure has […]
Read MoreSejumlah rumah dan kantor pemerintah di Kecamatan Cidahu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat rusak akibat disapu banjir bandang yang disebabkan meluapnya aliran Sungai Cigombong tepatnya di Kampung Bantar. “Banjir bandang …
Read MoreSebanyak 369 karyawan PT Indonesia Epson Industry (IEI) di Cikarang, Kabupaten Bekasi terkonfirmasi positif Covid-19.
Read MoreCountry: Libya Sources: World Food Programme, UN High Commissioner for Refugees The agencies will expand their partnership, launched in June, to provide food support for people outside Tripoli, including Zawiya, Misrata, Benghazi and Zwara, as well as continuing in Tripoli.
Read MoreBy External SourceSep 20 2020 (IPS) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has generated an outpouring of grief around the globe. Part of this grief reflects her unparalleled status as a feminist icon and pioneer for women in the legal profession and beyond. There is already considerable interest in what her […]
Read MoreAS-Indonesia teken kerangka pembiayaan infrastruktruktur dan pasar keuangan. Jadi cikal soverign wealth fund?
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