Photo: Pixabay/dkatana Coal has been rightfully branded a dirty fuel source as burning it in large quantities drives climate change and pollutes the air. Yet soon it could help us with a clean energy transition by serving as storage for hydrogen to power transportation, electricity generation and manufacturing. This is […]
Read MoreRadio Werken Kurruf: The Messenger of the Wind Country Chile agnes Tue, 05/30/2023 – 11:22 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Werken Kurruf Radio Team We are a radio group composed of Mapuche Lafkenche from Budi, Chile, an ancestral territory located in the ninth region of the […]
Read MoreThe sharp increase in the price of red meat led to a decline in Egyptians’ consumption of it,” writes Al Jazeera.
Read MoreStudent evacuees from Sudan wait to return to Nigeria. Credit: Handout By Abdullahi JimohABUJA, May 30 2023 (IPS) Seven weeks after the bloody conflict in Khartoum, Sudan started, and 41 days after the Nigerian government began the evacuation of residents studying there, students are still waiting to be airlifted back […]
Read MoreCountry: Kenya Source: Médecins Sans Frontières A cholera outbreak in the camps has affected 2,786 people so far. MSF is calling for immediate action from donors and aid agencies to address the unsanitary conditions and overcrowding in the camps.
Read MoreThe McMillan Report (Report) of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) was released on 25 May 2023. The Report makes a total of 30 recommendations principally directed to enhance and strengthen the Act’s effectiveness in addressing modern slavery. The Government has signalled it will now […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/LeeRosario Most people consider electric vehicles (EVs) completely sustainable, but are they worse for the planet than they think? Many of their adverse environmental effects are hidden because they happen before anyone gets in the driver’s seat. The transportation industry creates most greenhouse gases, accounting for 28% of emissions […]
Read MoreThe UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has now reported on the “Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in the last 20 years.’ Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS By Baher KamalROME, May 29 2023 (IPS) Please stop repeating all this softened wording, such as climate change, climate-related hazards, climate crisis, or extreme weather […]
Read MoreCountry: Sri Lanka Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Programme 3.9 million people, or 17% of the population, is in moderate-acute food insecurity, nearly a 40% decrease from last year. Nearly 10,000 people are severely-acute food insecure, down from 66,000 people.
Read MoreYoung women from the Brazilian state of Bahia attend an informational campaign which also hands out menstrual hygiene products. Poverty and the lack of adequate information on this subject affect millions of girls, adolescents and adult women. CREDIT: Government of Bahia By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, May 26 2023 (IPS) Menstrual hygiene […]
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