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Toxic Watchdog Warns Against Kiddie Slippers with Harmful Chemicals that Pose Serious Risks to Children Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics has called the attention of the public to refrain from buying kiddie plastic slippers sold online after detecting lead, a brain-damaging toxicant. The group purchased the popular kiddie slippers on the online platform Shopee for testing,…
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Over a Hundred Jewish Canadians Take Over Parliamentary Building in Ottawa Bringing Parts of the Federal Government to a Screeching Halt
Update: Over 100 Jewish Canadians from the Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition brought parts of Parliament Hill to a standstill today, occupying the Confederation Building to demand an immediate and full two way arms embargo on Israel. Protestors held signs, sang Jewish songs, prayers and chants, and blocked MPs from reaching their offices, denouncing Canada’s…
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Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins?
On November 26th, Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement for a 60-day truce, during which Israel and Hezbollah are both supposed to withdraw from the area of Lebanon south of the Litani River. The agreement is based on the terms of UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the previous Israeli assault on Lebanon in 2006.…
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There’s No Upside to Trump
“Trump could surprise on the upside,” writes Edward Luce, who claims to know “what Trump most cares about.” Lacking intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the president-elect’s personal thoughts, us non-pundits are relegated to looking at other indicators. By Roger D. Harris We can try to decipher Trump’s abysmal cabinet picks. “If Trump has…
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Ilham, the Poet, Free from Turkish Prison
Ilham Sami Çomak is finally free after serving 30 years in prison. Accused of terrorism, his prosecution was declared illegal by the European Court of Human Rights. Despite this, Ilham’s appeals were repeatedly denied, and even his parole request was rejected last August by the parole board at Marmara Prison in Istanbul. It was only…
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Ocean Advocates Celebrate ‘Huge Win’ as Norway Pauses Deep-Sea Mining Plans
Norway agreed on Sunday to stop the first round of licensing for Arctic deep-sea mining following pressure from the Socialist Left Party (SV), reported The Guardian. The small leftwing party refused to support the government’s budget if it did not halt deep-sea mining exploration licenses scheduled for next year. “This puts a stop to the plans to start deep-sea…
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SIPRI participates in roundtable in Somalia on community engagement
On 3 October, SIPRI experts participated in a roundtable to discuss community engagement at the climate–conflict nexus in Somalia.
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Trump’s Threats Against BRICS Are Based On False Premises
Putin doesn’t hate the dollar and actually wants Russia to once again be able to use it with its partners for reasons of convenience, but it was the US that forced his country to de-dollarize and pioneer alternative financial instruments out of necessity. Trump threatened over the weekend to impose 100% tariffs on those BRICS members that…
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Post-Election Turbulence in Georgia: Protests Erupt in Tbilisi, Brussels, Berlin, and Beyond
In these challenging hours, Georgian citizens are dealing with the fallout of disputed elections, fuelling intense political unrest following the disputed parliamentary vote on 26 October 2024, the country’s first fully proportional election for its 150-member Parliament that has been widely criticised for their alleged lack of transparency and accountability. Severe allegations of widespread voter…
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Plastics Treaty Negotiations Extended: Plastic Production Cuts Still on the Table
Majority of Member States on the Side of Ambition Busan, South Korea – As time ran out for negotiators to clinch a strong plastics treaty in Busan, the Chair and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) announced that they will be holding an INC 5.2, to give Member States more time to agree upon the final…