Tag: World
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UN chief urges world leaders to ‘get priorities straight’ as New Year message calls for peace over war
“The world stands at a crossroads,” he said, warning that conflict, climate breakdown and systemic…
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Maine Folk Band GoldenOak Finds Its Voice in a Warming World
PORTLAND, Maine—Onstage, Zak and Lena Kendall sing in steady harmony about the flood that left…
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Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025 » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change touched every corner of the globe in 2025. As a result of the…
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The best of the long read in 2025 | World news
Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while…
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60 years ago, the world tried to outlaw racial discrimination. Global action is still needed
This month marks 60 years since the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention for the Elimination of…
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World News in Brief: More UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine
This latest incident, which occurred on Thursday, brings the total number of UN staff currently…
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A slow-motion water crisis is unfolding around the world » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Life on Earth depends on freshwater, which appears on land in many different forms.…
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The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris climate treaty, one of the landmark days…
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The world needs more climate change news in Spanish » Yale Climate Connections
[En español] Yale Climate Connections first started experimenting with Spanish-language coverage during the 2022 Atlantic…
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Joint NGO World Human Rights Day Statement: Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan
Amnesty International and 26 legal and civil society organisations urgently call upon the Hong Kong…