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Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States fell by 1.9 percent in 2023 — the lowest level since 1969 — mostly due to less coal power generation, according to preliminary estimates released by independent research firm the Rhodium Group. By Cristen Hemingway…

The Berber New Year (Yennayer) is celebrated by the «Amazigh people» in a spirit of joy and sharing in different regions of North Africa but also in the Canary Islands of the European continent and in sub-Saharan countries which remain…

South Africa began to make its case Thursday at the International Court of Justice that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In their opening statements, South Africa’s lawyers argued that the sheer scale of Israel’s violence, which has…

On Saturday January 13, 2024 there will be another massive national March for Palestine in Washington D.C. The January 13 mass mobilization was initiated by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, which includes many of the most important national…

Although the two-state solution has been all along the only viable option that best serves Israel’s national security and political interests and meets the Palestinians’ national aspiration for statehood, the Israel-Hamas war has only reaffirmed that there is no other…

In 1987, a well digging for water in Bourakébougou, a town north of Bamako, the capital of Mali, turned up a strange deposit. It was a dry well, but it emitted a gas. An unsuspecting worker peered into the borehole…

Latin American leaders, dismayed by the wave of violence by armed groups, express solidarity with President Daniel Noboa. By Lizzette Vela The convulsive situation in Ecuador has provoked a cascade of reactions globally. Latin American governments, dismayed by the wave…

The European Union and its member states renewed their commitments to uphold and protect rights in 2023, but they have persistently failed to translate these commitments into practice, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2024. EU migration policies have contributed…

“American bullets, Taiwanese blood” Is a Cruel and Evil Bargain By John V. Walsh On January 13, the people of Taiwan, officially designated the Republic of China (ROC), will elect a new President and unicameral legislature known as the Legislative…

11 January 2024, Quezon City.  With the start of the New Year, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition again reminded consumers to steer clear of aerosol paints containing lead, a hazardous chemical banned in the manufacture of paints and similar…