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EcoWaste Coalition: Uphold the Ban, Block Lead Paint Imports

Imported Leaded Spray Paints Banned in 2020 Still Sold in Retail Stores   25 August 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition deplored the unrelenting sale of imported spray paints banned by the authorities in 2020 for containing…

BRICS invites Iran, five other countries to join as new members

Iran has been invited to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, whose leaders are in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss the bloc’s expansion. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that the BRICS member states agreed…

On-site Inspection Pushed, Group Urges Schools to Ensure Toxic-Free Environment for Students and Teachers

Just a few days before the school opening, toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics in coordination with Toro Hills Elementary School and Nick Joaquin Senior High School in Quezon City, conducted an on-site inspection of school facilities and pushed for the…

Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh heads for Johannesburg, sees BRICS as big opportunity to balance West

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is prepared to participate at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22 to 24. The BRICS 2023 summit is the fifteenth upcoming annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the…

Release Saif Ullah Rodeni

Saif Ullah Rodeni resides in Sorab Quetta and serves as a policeman. He was forcibly abducted by Pakistani law enforcement agencies on 22 November2013, while en route to his duty. His sister Farzana Rodeni attempted to file a First Information…

EcoWaste Coalition Promotes Young Learners’ Right to Adequately Labeled and Non-Toxic School Supplies

As the back-to-school season goes full blast, the EcoWaste Coalition took the opportunity to remind shoppers to insist, not only on their right to affordable school supplies but also on their rights to product information and to product safety. Upholding…

WHO seeks to integrate traditional medicine into health systems

A “World Summit on Traditional Medicine” hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) opened in Seoul with the participation of ministers, scientists and practitioners seeking to integrate this option into conventional health systems. In opening the proceedings, WHO Director-General Tedros…

Joe Biden’s disastrous diplomatic gamble

In a series of swift and ill-conceived diplomatic moves, US President Joe Biden has plunged into catastrophic decision-making, most notably concerning Afghanistan. By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury Biden’s first significant move involved the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a…

Tomás Hirsch: “I perceived a purpose that strongly drives Chinese society”.

We interviewed Deputy Tomás Hirsch due to his recent trip to China, where he headed the delegation of 16 leaders of the 9 Chilean ruling parties who were invited by the Chinese Communist Party, because we are interested in his…

PEC Condemns Scribe’s Murder in India’s Bihar Province

Geneva, 18 August 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the murder of Vimal Kumar Yadav, a young scribe associated with the leading Hindi newspaper, Dainik Jagran, in Bihar province of north India this…

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