Fri 25 January 2022: The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and governments are ill-prepared for the death and destruction such mega-blazes trail in their wake, the UN warned Wednesday. Even the most ambitious efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent a dramatic surge in the […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Over 75% people in the world want ban on single-use plastics as quickly as possible, found a global survey on Tuesday. This comes as the members of the United Nations put together to begin talks on a world treaty to rein in plastic air pollution. The share of individuals, who are […]
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Thu 17 February 2022: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on member states to better handle migration and protect migrants. In a briefing to the General Assembly on his report on the Global Compact for Migration, Guterres highlighted four priorities. The first priority is to promote inclusive societies and include migrants in COVID-19 response […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: According to government data, Brazil had the most deforestation in the Amazon jungle for the month of January. From January 1 to January 31, about 360 square kilometers (140 square miles) of forest cover were destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon, an area more than six times the size of Manhattan, according […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: The number of people dying each year from diseases caused by tobacco smoking is predicted to double in the next eight years, from more than 8 million now. Every year, Feb. 9 is designated as World Smoking Boycott Day by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about the dangerous […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: According to Bloomberg, the World Health Organization is asking wealthy countries to donate $16 billion to a program targeted at providing low- and middle-income countries with access to COVID-19 vaccinations, treatments, and testing. Under the WHO proposal, higher-income nations would donate in proportion to their contribution to world trade, while middle-income […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: Global food prices jumped toward a record last month, further adding to the surging cost of living for consumers. The United Nations’ index of prices rose 1.1% in January, pushed up by more expensive vegetable oils and dairy. The gauge is edging closer to 2011’s all-time high, and unfavorable weather for […]
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Fri 28 January 2022: Fighting within towns and cities around the world is affecting more than 50 million people, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Guterres noted that when explosive weapons are used in inhabited areas, 90 percent of people killed had no role in provoking the violence. He was speaking at the start of […]
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Wed 26 January 2022: The COVID-19 pandemic has been used in many countries as an excuse to curtail basic freedoms and sidestep important checks and balances, according to a new report that stresses the need to accelerate the fight against corruption to uphold human rights and democracy. The annual Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International […]
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Mon 24 January 2022: Oil is a red-hot commodity right now, and a slew of factors are converging that could send prices even higher. Oil has been on a steady climb in recent weeks – reaching its highest level since 2014 on Wednesday – and analysts say the supply-demand picture will remain extremely tight for […]
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