A new dam on the Mekong could cause a biodiversity crisis

6 September 2019 Asupan Warta 0 Comment

The Tonle Sap Lake is called the Great Lake by Cambodians for good reason. The scenic lake spans a vast area as the largest freshwater body in Southeast Asia. Its quaint waterborne villages are popular with tourists. Yet Cambodia’s Great Lake does more than just provide for great photo ops. […]

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Japan to hire guards for contested islands also claimed by China

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Japan’s National Police Agency has asked the government to pay for more than 100 police officers to guard the country’s remote territories, including a group of contested islands that are also claimed by China.

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DOJ’s Aggressive Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis Places Everyone in the Crosshairs

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Formic acid could fuel cars to mitigate climate change

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CO2 is building up in the atmosphere at alarming rates, but plans are on the way to suck at least some of the greenhouse gas out of it. The question, though, is what to do with CO2 once it’s harvested from the air? Lock it up and store it somewhere? […]

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IFPRI Board Announces New Director General

5 September 2019 Asupan Warta 0 Comment

Sep 5, 2019 Press Release IFPRI Board Announces New Director General September 5, 2019, Washington, D.C. – The Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) announced today the appointment of Johan “Jo” Swinnen as the institute’s next Director General. Swinnen will begin his tenure on Jan…

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Revisi UU KPK, Jokowi: Saya belum tahu isinya

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Seluruh fraksi di DPR RI dalam Rapat Paripurna DPR RI, Kamis (5/9) siang, menyetujui usulan inisiatif revisi UU KPK

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UN Emergency Fund provides $75 million to eight underfunded crises

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Mali, Sudan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The countries covered by the new CERF allocation are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Mali, Sudan, and Venezuela and the neighboring region. (New York, 5 September 2019): […]

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Is America Defeated in Afghanistan?

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Credit: UN By Saber AzamGENEVA, Sep 5 2019 (IPS) Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on American soil, the United States and their allies went to Afghanistan to “smoke out” Osama bin Laden and his Taliban protectors. The most fundamental primary mistake was to let all terrorists flee to […]

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Sumut beberkan upaya penurunan emisi gas rumah kaca di COP 25 Chili

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Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Sumatera Utara mengusung misi upaya penurunan emisi gas rumah kaca di pegelaran Conference of Parties (COP) 25 di Chili, 2 – 8 Desember 2019. “Provinsi Sumut terdaftar sebagai observer pada COP 25 …

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Plastic packaging is no solution for food waste

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Food waste remains an acute problem in Europe and across much of the world. So does plastic waste. But what if the use of plastic in food wrapping could solve, or at least alleviate, the problem of food waste? By keeping food fresh longer, the thinking goes, plastic packaging can […]

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