Monthly Archives: June 2022
Seafarers’ Day honours maritime journeys and voyages
The United Nations has underlined its support for the men and women working at sea, whose immeasurable contributions help to keep global trade moving.
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Biden to attend Germany’s G-7 meeting this weekend; Blinken talks food security at UN
President Biden will be in Europe for a G-7 meeting in Germany, before he heads to a NATO summit. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Berlin on Friday to join a UN conference on food security.
Digital Tools Complement Organic Farming at Islamic School in Indonesia
CIWIDEY, West Java, Indonesia, Jun 24 (IPS) – It appears to be business as usual at the Al-Ittifaq pesantren, the local term for an Islamic boarding school. Yadi and Rezki, both 18, join the subuh, pre-dawn prayer, in the local mosque. After a session of religious meditation, along with other santris, or students, the two study science in a pre-dawn class for about 30 minutes.
NEW ORLEANS, Jun 24
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Biden said the G-7 would counter Chinese influence. This year, he’ll try again
At the last G-7, President Biden announced a plan for the West to counter China’s influence in low- and middle-income countries. But not much has happened since. This year, there’s a relaunch.
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