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President Joe Biden signed an executive order that places stronger regulations on undocumented migrants seeking asylum at the Southern border on June 4th. According to President Biden, this decision was made to combat the fentanyl crisis, as well as manage…

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB Every year on June 11, wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists around the globe come together to celebrate International Lynx Day. This particular day is dedicated to raising awareness about the elusive and majestic lynx, a wild cat…

Each year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) releases its World Migration Report. Most of these reports are anodyne, pointing to a secular rise in migration during the period of neoliberalism. As states in the poorer parts of the world…

The outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict revealed the worrying servility of Western countries, which translated into the loss of decision-making power of European institutions and their total subordination to the geopolitical dictates of the United States, leaving France as an…

9 June 2024, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lead regulatory agency for toy safety, to test softballs, specifically those made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, for harmful chemicals that…

  by Genevieve Balance Kupang Baguio City, Philippines. We hope you enjoyed reading the first and second series of this article dubbed respectively “WCC ATC and Partner Institutions Host RISE 2024: ICREATE Conference  Fostering Global Collaboration in Research and Innovation #1/4…

The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the designation of the 1,722-square-mile Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario, New York. By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes It is the country’s 16th national marine sanctuary and will celebrate the area’s Indigenous…

At a recent global gathering, hundreds of health activists committed to uniting the health movement with other progressive social movements. Their aim is to form a broad coalition for radical change to counter the crises of capitalism and imperialism. By…

Sailing for Blue Innovation and the SDGs Celebration onboard Peace Boat ~ Sunday, June 16, 2024 ~ Docking in New York City on June 16, Peace Boat will hold a special invitation-only event onboard in celebration of UN World Oceans…

“Whiskey’s for drinking and water’s for fighting,” a popular adage from the chronicles of the American West that’s starting to come back into vogue. The world’s megacities are on a knife’s edge of water stress. Climate change is clobbering water…