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From both sides of the opposition to the TAV the umpteenth appeal to the EU Parliament. When will a response be forthcoming?
It was exactly a month ago when even our mainstream press couldn’t help but register (to the general consternation) the not inconsiderable uncertainty on the part of the French government about its willingness to proceed with the trumpeted Great Work according to the timetable agreed especially with Europe, which should guarantee financial coverage for a […]
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Groups Urge Philippines to Ratify Agreement vs. Toxic Waste Trade Following Thailand’s Ratification
8 June 2023, Quezon City. Environmental health and justice groups lauded the Government of Thailand for joining the global efforts to control unwanted imports of hazardous waste and other wastes by ratifying the Basel Convention Ban Amendment. Thailand accepted the amendment in March 2023, becoming the 102nd party to ratify the agreement. ASEAN member states […]
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Judge Rules in Favor of Juliana v. United States Youth Plaintiffs; Children’s Constitutional Climate Case Can Proceed to Trial
June 1, 2023 – Less than two weeks before the first-ever constitutional climate trial in U.S. history is slated to begin in Montana, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the youth plaintiffs in the landmark children’s climate case against the United States government, Juliana v. United States, can amend their complaint and have […]
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What is the solution for Kosovo?
Reduce tension and immediately initiate concrete measures for de-escalation. Initiate the re-establishment of positive conditions of livability and mobility, civil and democratic possibility, guaranteeing rights and freedom of movement, withdrawing Albanian Kosovar special forces from the North, and reducing the presence of KFOR NATO soldiers. Immediately opening spaces for dialogue and resuming, with renewed impetus, […]
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Myanmar-Bangladesh: What kind of mindless narrow politics of UNHCR regarding food assistance to 23 Rohingyas!
Bangladesh and Myanmar are moving forward with the Rohingya repatriation plan a pilot project. However, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has taken a stand against repatriation in Myanmar’s current situation. And as part of this, the organization stopped the food aid of 23 Rohingya families of four who voluntarily agreed to go […]
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Why US Congressmen projected a false picture of Bangladesh to Biden?
Recently, six US congressmen wrote a letter to President Biden, demanding ‘appropriate’ measures against the Bangladesh government ahead of the election. The congress members also requested urgent action to stop human rights abuses by prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. The congressmen are from Republican Party and most of them are members of the Freedom Caucus- […]
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Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions?
On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A Chinese warship (LY 132) overtook the U.S. guided-missile destroyer (USS Chung-Hoon) and speeded across its path. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a statement saying that the Chinese ship “executed maneuvers in an […]
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Europe’s biggest scandal
By Sergei Shevchuk, ukrainian political scientist Under pressure from the Americans, the Ukrainian court in charge of the biggest European cash bribery case did the unusual: it left everyone happy. As a result, Andriy Kicha, legal director of the Burisma company, and the main bribery defendant, was cleared of the case, which could have included […]
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“Get solutions to beat plastic pollution,” says BAN Toxics
Environment watchdog group BAN Toxics held a symbolic “walk for creation” on June 5 to emphasize the urgency of people’s actions on plastic pollution in time for World Environment Day. The walk started from Barasoain Church to La Consolacion University Philippines (LCUP) in Malolos, Bulacan, in partnership with the Diocese of Malolos – Commission on […]
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Pope Francis in RAI TV Studios, Nicolò Govoni: “Talking About Education With Him Has Always Been My Dream”
The founder of Still I Rise met the Pontiff in the studios of “A Sua immagine” (In His image), during the recording of the episode La Forza della Vita, aired on the Italian TV channel Raiuno on Sunday, June 4. By Nicolò Govoni, «It was an exciting and meaningful meeting, the greatest honor of my […]