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Palestinian President visits China: Hope for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict revived

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived this Tuesday (13) morning in Beijing on an official visit. During his four-day stay, Abbas will meet with President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The context of the visit is the invitation extended…

Cutting food aid will be disastrous for Rohingya refugees

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has cut life-saving food vouchers for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar to just $8, or less than 9 cents per meal, putting another blow on them. For the past few years, funds under the Joint…

Statement of the CPM against the criminalisation of the protest

Forty years after the end of the last civil-military dictatorship, and in the context of the reflections that we as Argentine society must make around this anniversary, we would like to point out our preoccupation and rejection of various initiatives…

Looking for the future (I): the inner Guide

These times we live in are very special. Ancient historical events such as the end of ancient Greece or the fall of Rome are nothing compared to the civilisational cataclysm we are living through. It will have to do away…

From Vienna to Vilnius, the long-distance confrontation between peace and war forces

European peace movements gathered in Vienna to join forces at this very delicate historical moment and to analyze the situation as well as to propose a line to counter the belligerent drift. The timing chosen is not coincidental: in July,…

Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Interfered With Solar Power Generation

When smoke from the Canada wildfires drifted into the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. last week, creating haze and an otherworldly orange glow, it not only diminished air quality, but it reduced solar power generation by making it more difficult for solar panels to absorb sunlight. By Cristen…

Josh Wilson chair of the Australian parliament makes a powerful case for Australia to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Legacy of Nuclear Tests in Australia must not be forgotten This speech by @Josh4Freo this afternoon in Australian Parliament was a powerful tribute following days of conversation with the incredible nuclear survivors, parliamentarians & @ican_australia Legacy of Nuclear Tests in…

Large protest and march in Athens for the shipwreck in Pylos (Photos)

There was a massive response from people, left-wing parties, and organizations to the protest and march held yesterday afternoon in the center of Athens for the deadly shipwreck of migrants in Pylos. The march passed by the Greek Parliament where…

BAN Toxics Lauds FDA for Issuing Public Health Warning against Unauthorized Lato-Lato Toys

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics lauds the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippines for issuing the FDA Advisories Nos. 2023-1299, 2023-1300, and 2023-1301 – a Public Health Warning against the purchase and use of unauthorized Toy and Childcare Article (TCCA)…

Despite DTI’s Action, Online Sale of Fraudulent Products Containing Mercury Remains 

16 June 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition deplored the continued sale by online merchants of unauthorized cosmetics contaminated with mercury, a perilous chemical banned in cosmetics such as skin-lightening products. “Despite being flagged for fraudulent sales,…

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