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Toxic watchdog group urges the Department of Trade and Industry and the Food and Drug Administration to publish the list of registered and notified brands of school supplies to guide the parents and the consuming public in buying school supplies.…

People in general in Bangladesh only know two Argentinians very well: Diego Armando Maradona and Lionel Messi. And some educated people know Ramona Victoria Epiphany Rufina Ocampo (1890-1979), who was a writer and editor of the literary magazine Sur. She…

The Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati (APM) ( Association for Threatened Peoples) reacted with dismay and anger to the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, from Stepanakert in Arzakh. Arzakh Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanjan announced yesterday that…

Geneva, 16 August 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses its serious concern over the murder of two Pakistani journalists within a week and the global media safety and rights body (www.pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) demands justice for the bereaved families of Jan Mohammed…

Benedict Anderson in his critique on nationalism and racism stated that ‘nation’ is a human construct upon which human beings base their imagined communities. Nationalism, race, and ethnicity have played a significant  role in shaping twentieth-century politics and conflicts. Hence,…

How the emergence of a nation rejecting neoliberal dogmas and building the Common could shake a Western world grappling with inequality, economic stagnation, environmental devastation, and fascism. A chronicle of a journey By Antonio Martins Located 2,400 kilometers from Beijing,…

Dad Shah Shashani is a resident of Greshag Khuzdar and was forcibly abducted last night in front of his family in Hawksbay, Karachi by CTD[1]. As of now, his whereabouts remain unknown. Dad Shah Shashani is a student by profession…

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urged parents to be prudent and practice caution in buying school supplies after its recent market surveillance of school supplies in a popular public market tested positive for toxic lead – a cumulative toxicant that…

27 July 2023. The Korean Peace Appeal Campaign hosted an international symposium in Seoul city at the International Conference Hall of Seoul Global Center on “From Armistice to Peace: 70th Year of the Korean War Armistice”. It was held in…

“We appreciate the government’s initial investments in climate-neutral approaches and recent attention towards a circular economy approach, recognizing the urgency of unsustainable production and consumption leading to a planetary crisis. As the country embarks on the full implementation of the…