Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges

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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is the first woman president of Mauritius and a renowned biodiversity scientist. Courtesy: International Labour Organisation/Crozet / Pouteau By Stella PaulHYDERABAD, India, May 20 2021 (IPS) If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science into all our narratives, […]

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Africa’s rainforests can endure more heat and drought… up to a point

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Tropical rainforests in Africa experienced extended spells of heat and drought a few years back, yet they weathered these adverse changes in climate quite well. Better yet: these resilient forests continued soaking up carbon in large quantities, thereby mitigating climate change, say scientists at the University of Leeds in the […]

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Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents are holding their breath for a court ruling

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Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia’s densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air.

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Thailand reports highest number of daily Covid deaths as virus tears through prisons

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Thailand reported its highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a single day Tuesday as officials struggle to contain a third coronavirus wave ripping through overcrowded prisons.

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China’s Firms Gain a Foothold in South America as Energy Providers

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Chinese companies have been gaining increasing access to the electricity grids of South American countries. Credit: Bigstock. By Cecilia Joy-PérezWASHINGTON, May 19 2021 (IPS) Over the past decade, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from China have carved out a niche as owners and operators of electric utilities in South American countries through […]

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Banjir rendam 29 desa di Aceh Selatan

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Sebanyak 29 desa di delapan desa tersebar di Kabupaten Aceh Selatan hingga Rabu (19/5) malam terendam banjir di atas 70 centimeter setelah kawasan ini dilanda hujan lebat sejak dua hari terakhir. Akibat musibah ini, ratusan …

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Half of the population in the Central African Republic in the grip of dire food insecurity emergency, warns UN agencies

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Country: Central African Republic Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Acute food insecurity has risen due to violence surrounding elections, and is further exacerbated by borders and markets closed or restricted due to COVID-19, hampering incomes and driving prices up.

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Charting a productive, sustainable future for small farms amid food system transformation

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Issue Post May 19, 2021 Charting a productive, sustainable future for small farms amid food system transformation Xinshen Diao Thomas Reardon Adam Kennedy Jessica Wallach Encouraging the adoption of promising innovations.

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Tesla’s Bitcoin about-face is a warning for cryptocurrencies that ignore climate change

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The other day Tesla chief executive Elon Musk suggested his company could sell off its Bitcoin holdings, sending the cryptocurrency plummeting. It followed Musk’s announcement earlier this month that his company would no longer accept Bitcoin in payment for its electric cars, due to the fossil fuels needed to create the digital currency. […]

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Litigation Minute: Bankruptcy Issues with Respect to Vendors and Other Contractual Counterparties

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS Companies should anticipate the possibility that they will find themselves in a situation where a vendor, customer, or other contract counterparty commences a bankruptcy case pursuant to Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the Bankruptcy Code). The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic […]

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