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PORTLAND, USA, Nov 08 (IPS) – Contrary to the often-cited hype and nonsense of some celebrities reported in the news media, the world’s population of 8,000,000,000 human beings is not going to collapse any time soon. Read the full story, “World Population after 8,000,000,000”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now […]

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) – The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt’s authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses — and has been widely condemned for its longstanding repressive campaign against dissidents and civil society organizations (CSOs). Read the full story, “COP27: Egypts Repressive Regime […]

NEW YORK, Nov 08 (IPS) – Calling it “so disappointing and disheartening” in social media on 17 October, Dr. Rosie James, a British medical expert, announced that “I was sexually assaulted by a World Health Organization (WHO) staff tonight at the World Health Summit.” Read the full story, “UN Needs a Sea Change in its […]

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ROME, Nov 07 (IPS) – Arms are raised, stretched out towards the sky, holding white cards with the word “peace” written in different languages. A girl, a refugee from Syria, reads the Rome’s “Appeal for peace”: “With firm conviction, we say: no more war! Let’s stop all conflicts […] Let dialogue be resumed to nullify […]

Bulawayo, Nov 07 (IPS) – Africa is counting on COP27 to deliver it from climate change. But will it? Read the full story, “Africa: Will COP27 Deliver or be a Climate Forum of Empty Promises?”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 07 (IPS) – The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our multiple structural crises. The world’s average temperature is now at 1,1?. Read the full story, “COP27: The Thorny Road […]

VIENNA, Nov 07 (IPS) – Ahead of this year’s COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations about the challenges and opportunities they face in decarbonizing some of their most energy intensive industries like steel, cement and concrete. Read the […]