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Tackling inequality, education and participation

A human rights expert says that taking into account the participation of people and communities, States must generate public policies that allow access to resources and basic rights such as health, education, food, and housing. Liliana Valiña also talks in…

Unrelenting Drought Clobbers the Amazon

Global warming is consuming vast portions of the planet with a swagger that defies all expectations. Rivers in the Amazon rainforest are drying up. This is not supposed to be happening to such an extent, even during the dry season.…

Carlos Fino in an exclusive interview with PRESSENZA (2/2): The war in Ukraine and a new world order

Carlos Fino (*) interviewed for PRESSENZA By Vasco Esteves Carlos Fino was born in Portugal and was a radio and television reporter, war correspondent, news service presenter and press counsellor for four decades. He has travelled to Eastern Europe, the…

Australia’s Marvelous Burrowing Creatures ~ Wombats

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB   Australia, the land of endless horizons and astonishing wildlife, is home to some of the most intriguing creatures on the planet. While kangaroos and koalas often steal the limelight, there’s another bush-dwelling marvel that deserves our…

Dialogue on Chile-China Cooperation in the Construction of the Belt and Road

CGTN held a media forum in the Chilean capital, with the participation of three experts, who gave their views on issues related to economic development, geopolitics, infrastructure and even technology, in order to present the achievements of the Belt and…

Carlos Fino in an exclusive interview with PRESSENZA (1/2): Moscow and the collapse of the USSR and Yugoslavia

Carlos Fino (*) interviewed for PRESSENZA by Vasco Esteves Carlos Fino was born in Portugal and was a radio and television reporter, war correspondent, news service presenter and press counsellor for four decades. He has travelled to Eastern Europe, the…

“Step Back from the Brink”: Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Daniel Levy Decries Israel’s Actions in Gaza

President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday in an unprecedented show of support for the country following last week’s surprise attack by Hamas that killed over 1,400 Israelis, including many civilians. The United States continues to rush ammunition, air defenses…

All victims of Gaza hospital blast were civilians — health ministry

CAIRO, October 18. /TASS/ Never before, in any other conflict that broke out between the Palestinians and the Israelis, was this hospital ever under attack,” he said All victims of Tuesday’s deadly strike on a public hospital in the Gaza…

7 steps to end the cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine

The path to peace requires nonviolent action not just from Israelis and Palestinians, but also from Americans, the media, aid organizations, and others. By Mubarak Awad I have spent my life advocating for Palestinians and Israelis to use nonviolent means…

‘The Overwhelming Majority of Disasters Are Water Related’: WMO Report Finds Human Activity Disrupting Water Cycle

According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the planet’s hydrological cycle is “spinning out of balance” due to human activity and climate change. Extreme rainfall and droughts, seemingly two opposites on a spectrum of extreme weather, are bringing unprecedented and frequent damage…

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