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Billionaires Emit More Carbon Pollution in 90 Minutes than the Average Person Does in a Lifetime

Fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over an hour and a half than the average person does in their entire lifetime, a new Oxfam report on…

Kapangan Celebrates Teachers’ Day: Honoring Educators and Cultural Heritage

by Jonie W. Leung Kapangan, Benguet – On September 20 th , 2024, the municipality of Kapangan came alive with the vibrant spirit of Teachers’ Day. The day, declared a special non-class day by Executive Order No. 33, was a…

Forest Fire Prevention in the Cordillera Administrative Region  for Climate Resilience

by Alaska J. Turaray  The Philippines, an archipelago with a rich biodiversity, is especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Among its regions, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) stands out for its unique geography as the country’s only landlocked…

16th BRICS Summit – UN Chief Briefing | United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is addressing the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan (Russian Federation). The BRICS Summit is the highlight of Russia’s Chairship of BRICS in 2024.

85% of American Youth Polled Worry About Climate Change, Want More Action From Governments and Corporations

A “supermajority” — 85 percent — of young Americans polled feel distressed about human-caused climate change and, and similar percentages want stronger action from corporations and the government, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. In the survey — the largest…

Hurricanes Milton and Helene Were Intensified by Climate Change, Researchers Find

Hurricanes — the most powerful storms on Earth — are becoming more widespread and destructive as a warming planet increases their intensity. Hurricanes Helene and Milton are following the trend of these storms becoming supercharged and more likely to form, according to a pair of…

Moldova’s Razor-Thin Vote at the Crossroads Between East and West

Polling stations across Moldova and abroad have just closed in a pivotal twin election, which could define the country’s future direction. In two crucial votes – the presidential election and a referendum on EU accession – Moldovans were asked to…

Nuclear War Games: Finland’s Controversial Role in NATO’s Tactical Exercises

Tämän artikkelin suomenkielinen versio on esittelyvideon alla. This article examines the content of the discussion session on Finland’s nuclear weapons policy organized by the Nuclear Monitoring Group, Freedom to Choose Otherwise Civic Movement and Peace Union of Finland in Helsinki…

What Ideas From the Paleolithic Are Still With Us in the Modern World?

An interview with renowned economic historian Michael Hudson on where our calendar comes from, his collaborations with the late intellectual David Graeber, and the long-lost practice of forgiving debt. By Jan Ritch-Frel Is the order of the modern alphabet connected…

The Philippines to Join the 3rd World March: A Global Call for Peace and Non-Violence

October 20 to 24, 2024. It’s just days away. The Philippine leg of the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence, which is now circulating the globe, will take off. After some months of planning and working out activities by…

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