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Ukrainians seek shelter, become refugees as Russian invasion tests international system
UN says Ukraine war is one of the biggest security challenges of the era...Read MoreFeb 26, 2022 389 0 -
COVID lockdowns improve air quality but not enough to stem climate rot
What will stop the climate decline?...Read MoreSep 5, 2021 739 0 -
Guterres seeks second UN term as the pandemic tests world systems
As the world’s top diplomat UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has led the global forum in one of the trying phases of contemporary history, from the pandemic to conflicts and both the rise and fall of extreme...May 9, 2021 353 0 -
Saudi Arabia pledges $3 billion to stem Pakistan economic downturn
Saudi Arabia will provide Pakistan $3 billion dollars for a year to help the key South Asian country meet its immediate balance-of-payments requirements as Prime Minister Imran Khan met with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz. In...Oct 23, 2018 676 0 -
Amid record climate financing, stemming global warming is the largest expense
Image shows Neapolitan sunset, Credit Jessie Eastland/Wikimedia Commons The World Bank this week released an upbeat report on efforts toward combating climate degradation, saying climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose...Jun 16, 2018 1263 0 -
Trump says no curb on legal immigration; wants merit-based system
Photo shows a Naturalization Ceremony Grand Canyon National Park via Wikimedia Commons In the clearest policy statement yet on the issue of immigration, President Donald Trump has said his administration is not seeking to reduce the...May 14, 2017 1083 0 -
‘Next Generation 5G mobile systems promise lightning Internet speed ‘
For users of the Internet, disaffected with the now-fine-now-patience-testing pace of communication, a hopeful news emerged Wednesday : work on the next generation mobile networks, 5G mobile systems, is on track to provide lightning speed by...Feb 24, 2017 1593 0 -
Study : Spiritual experience and love activate brain reward systems in the same way
Image by Hagmann P, Cammoun L, Gigandet X, Meuli R, Honey CJ, et al. via Wikimedia Commons In one of his most inspiring thoughts, Jalaluddin Rumi once declared that “Love is the religion and the universe...Dec 11, 2016 1113 0 -
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Led the struggle for Iranian women's rights even during incarceration...Read MoreOct 7, 2023 282 0 -
Climate Change: A Critical Race We Must Win
Hurdles in the way of goals...Read MoreAug 15, 2023 908 1