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In a statement, Mr. Guterres also urged all parties in Syria to ensure safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to all areas of the country, where a brutal civil conflict has …
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Across the globe’s tropics right now, seven superstorms are swirling over oceans. Hurricane Florence is butting into the Carolinas on North America’s southeastern coast. Tropical storms Helene, Isaac, and Joyce …
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Just four counties in the flood-prone lower Cape Fear River basin house more than 30 million farm animals, which produce more than 40 billion pounds of animal waste annually, according …
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The global summit for climate change was held on Sept 13-14th in San Francisco, CA. Greeted by protestors, it was an auspicous multi-day event with representatives from around the globe, and …
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Activists, start-ups, and businesses alike warn that a new copyright proposals out of the European Union have the potential to cause significant damage to the european economy and even the …
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There is growing concern of the possibility of a link between earthquakes and intense weather. On September 6, 2018 a magnitude-6.6 quake struck the northern island of Hokkaido, Hokkaido is in northern Japan, …
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Two hundred of the world’s most prominent artists and scientists signed an open letter in French daily Le Monde on Monday calling for urgent political action to address the “global …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations’ human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and they called for the immediate release of those …
Read MoreOn Monday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York held argument in United States v. Hasbajrami, an important case involving surveillance under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. It …
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A measure that could dramatically expand access to medical marijuana in Illinois — making it available as an opioid painkiller replacement and easing the application process for all who qualify — was …
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