The NBA has abruptly called off a hotly anticipated press event for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai, the latest attempt to contain what is fast becoming a political crisis after a team official tweeted support of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Source: The Global Fund Country: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World Largest amount ever raised for a multilateral health organization, the funds will help save 16 million lives and end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. […]

Civilians at risk as violence escalates and humanitarian work is suspended. By PRESS RELEASEOct 10 2019 (IPS-Partners) Civilians in north-east Syria are at risk and humanitarian aid could be cut off following the launch of a new military operation in the area, leading aid agencies are warning. Reports from humanitarian […]

Facing extreme fire weather conditions in Northern California – again – the largest utility provider in this economic powerhouse of the United States implemented its new policy for a “new normal.” It turned out the lights. The provider, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), cut the power to a half-million customers […]

Source: Physicians for Human Rights Country: El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, World A PHR investigation details the physical and psychological evidence of threats, coercion, beatings, kidnappings, domestic and sexual violence as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. The Scars Match the Stories: Asylum Seekers’ Medical Evaluations Corroborate Violence and Persecution New […]