Greta Thunberg Asks World Leaders At UN: “How Dare You?”
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 21:50:57 +0000
Greta Thunberg gave a pointed speech to world leaders at the United Nations today. Will her words have any effect?
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As World Leaders Gather At UN For Climate Talks, Trump Will Be Next Door
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:00:57 +0000
When global leaders meet at the UN next week to address the climate emergency, Donald Tramp won’t be there. He will be in a room next door, attempting to turn the spotlight on himself.
Tiny Island Nations Are Carbon-Shaming Everyone at the UN
Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:25:27 +0000
A total of 15 countries, including several low-lying island nations, committed to zero out their carbon emissions by 2050 at the UN Monday.
Read moreThe Era of Polite Climate Activism Is Dead and Buried
Credit to Author: Brendan O’Connor| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:00:21 +0000
Activists blocked the streets of Washington as Greta Thunberg issued an ultimatum to world leaders at the UN.
Read moreGreta Thunberg’s Transatlantic Sailing Trip Is Seriously Carbon-Neutral
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:55:28 +0000
She’s inspired school kids globally to take Fridays off and strike for climate action. She’s spoken at UN climate summits. Now she’s sailing to America
UN chief asks India, Pakistan not to change Kashmir status
Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:51:06 +0000
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday came out against changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir and backed Security Council resolutions.
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Read moreCPP on PNP tagging communists as behind UN resolution: ‘Laughable’
Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 08:30:16 +0000
The PNP’s claim that the CPP could be behind the UN resolution urging to probe the country’s human-rights situation is “laughable,” the CPP said.
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Read moreMalawi’s albino busker ready for world stage
Credit to Author: hmallorca| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:14:44 +0000
Like scores of other buskers, Lazarus Chigwandali plies the streets of Lilongwe hoping for a few coins from appreciative passers-by.
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Read moreAustralian Aboriginal site gains World Heritage recognition
Credit to Author: hmallorca| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 10:11:48 +0000
An Aboriginal settlement providing evidence that indigenous Australians developed aquaculture has been granted World Heritage status.
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Read moreUS has ‘deep concerns’ about UN official’s trip to China
Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:17:21 +0000
The U.S. government expressed deep concerns to the U.N. about a reported trip by the U.N. counterterrorism chief to the restive Xinjiang region in China’s far west.
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