A World of 8 Billion, Yes, But Only a Few Are Seen as Human Beings
7 Juli 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSince the middle of the 20th century, the world has experienced unprecedented population growth. The world’s population more than tripled in size between 1950 and 2020.. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi/IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Jul 7 2022 (IPS) Far-right Brazilian president, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, was quoted a year ago or so as […]
Read MoreWomen and girls struggle to access essential healthcare in Yemen
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Yemen Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Fewer than 50% of births are attended by skilled health professionals. One mother and six newborns die reportedly every two hours in Yemen because of complications during pregnancy.
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Technology allows us to reveal the secrets of the Amazon’s biodiversity
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/carecrit Tropical forest covers 12% of the planet’s land surface yet hosts around two thirds of all terrestrial species. Amazonia, which spans the vast Amazon River basin and the Guiana Shield in South America, is the largest extent of remaining tropical forest globally, home to more species of animal than any other […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Advances Major Questions Doctrine and Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Power Plant Carbon Emissions
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 30 June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, limiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions from power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). More broadly, the Court’s decision places a new […]
Read MoreThe Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/girlart39 Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing it at the same rate. Polar regions have especially been affected by warming temperatures and a new analysis of temperature rises in the Arctic shows just how much. An international team of researchers has […]
Read MoreDifferently-Abled Farmers Integrate Digital Technology, Aim To Set Example For Others
6 Juli 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentHidden in Pathumthaini province just outside of Bangkok, 0.24 hectares of land adjacent to Seangsan temple has been turned into an urban vegetable farm managed by members of the Association of the Physically handicapped of Pathumthani. ‘Farm Samart, Khon Sama’ consists of a large open greenhouse that sits at the […]
Read MoreWorld: ‘Broken food system’ to blame for 150 million more people living in hunger, says Oxfam
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, World Source: Oxfam Longstanding political failure to address how we feed all the people in the world has made our food system susceptible to fragility and failure well before the war in Ukraine.
Read MoreIs North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentChoi Jung-hun smiled as I read out the latest official Covid-19 figures from North Korean state media: fewer than 5 million cases of “fever” and just 73 fatalities — a fraction of the death toll of every other country in the world.
Read MoreAs Korean employees return to the office, so does ‘gapjil’ workplace harassment
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAs employees return to the office in South Korea, so does gapjil — the country’s longstanding problem of toxic workplace culture.
Read MoreUkraine: FAO scales up efforts to save upcoming harvest, ensure export of vital grains
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTo address the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the global agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new $17 million project to help Ukrainian farmers save the upcoming harvest in July-August while ensuring export of critical agricultural goods to international […]
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