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'Tories are responsible for strikes as they refuse to start proper negotiations'

We urge Rishi Sunak to authorise constructive engagement to find common ground with these desperate workers. People rely on the NHS and he is failing to deliver

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Ozone layer could recover within four decades, UN-backed report finds

Study finds ozone layer set to recover to 1980s levels within four decades

Evening Standard

Two years after the defund the police movement, police budgets increase across Canada

The worldwide protests against police racism and violence in the summer of 2020 brought greater public attention to police spending.

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Israel accused of trying to ‘topple’ the Palestinian Authority – as it bans public waving of Palestinian flag

In recent days, Israel has withheld millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenues and stripped Palestinian officials of VIP privileges. Now, the country’s firebrand security minister has banned public displays of the Palestinian flag

The Independent UK

UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend by 2066

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the world agreed to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. extends aid to Syria from Turkey, avoids Russia fight

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to some four million people in northwestern Syria for another six months, avoiding a traditional fight with Russia over the issue.

Reuters

England’s new ban on single-use plastics sounds good – but it is a surrender to big business

Thérèse Coffey’s weak plans aim low and, will have minimal impact on one of the biggest problems threatening our environment, says the Guardian’s former environment editor John Vidal

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Pakistan reaffirms commitment to IMF programme after meeting

Pakistan reiterated its commitment to completing a programme with the International Monetary Fund in a meeting on the sidelines of a climate conference in Geneva on Monday, the finance ministry said in a statement.

Reuters

Ozone layer 'on track to recover in around 40 years'

Scientists in the 1980s raised the alarm over a "hole" in the Earth's ozone layer protecting humans against harmful ultraviolet rays

Wales Online

UN says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066

A United Nations scientific report says Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing

The Independent UK

Brazil riots – live: Police surround Bolsonaro supporter camp after Congress attack

Lula has declared federal security intervention in Brasilia and vowed to punish ‘neo-fascists’ with ‘full force of law’

The Independent UK

UN chief calls for sweeping reform of 'biased' financial system

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive adequate funding from richer nations.

Reuters

Donors exceed Pakistan goal with pledge of more than $9 billion for flood recovery

International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries.

Reuters

World leaders condemn Brazil violence as US lawmakers call for Bolsonaro extradition

Joe Biden says situation in Brazil is ‘outrageous’ as presidents across South America denounce ‘assault on democracy’

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Israel's Ben-Gvir bans Palestinian flag-flying in public

Israel’s new national ecurity minister has ordered police to ban Palestinian flags from public places in the latest crackdown by the country’s new hard-line government

The Independent UK

UN gathering seeks aid for Pakistan after devastating floods

The United Nations is hosting a conference to help Pakistan cope with fallout of last summer’s devastating flooding that killed more than 1,700 people and displaced about 8 million others

The Guardian - UK

Net zero possible in 2040s, says outgoing UK climate business expert

Countries that fear losing competitive edge could benefit from bolder climate policies, says Nigel Topping

The Guardian - US

Hope and doubt among Venezuelan refugees with country at fork in road

Election results elsewhere have boosted Nicolás Maduro but humanitarian crisis is far from over

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Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of 'polycrisis'

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.

Bangkok Post

AWC has strengthened its business pathway

Under the global community’s promise to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), many initiatives have been developed that over the long-term aim to make the world a better place. Even small steps can evolve to shape the new world.

The Guardian - UK

Who wants to live for ever? Only billionaires like Jeff Bezos

No wonder the super-rich are funding anti-ageing research. Getting older must look lovely when you can afford your own climate-controlled island, writes Emma Beddington

Tribune News Service

Racism has become part of everyday life for minorities in Sweden

It didn’t take long for Chinedu to feel unwelcome in Sweden.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian FM: Israel Revokes Travel Permit over UN Move

The Palestinian foreign minister said Sunday that Israel revoked his travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians that Israel's new hard-line government announced days ago. Riad Malki said in a statement that he was returning from the Brazilian president's inauguration when he was informed that…

The Guardian - UK

Global action is needed to topple Myanmar’s criminal junta boss

From brutal murders and military parades to jailed opponents, Min Aung Hlaing is true to the tyrant’s playbook. The worldwide fight for democracy has to be fought here

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Police Break up Palestinian Parents’ Committee Meet

Israeli police broke up a meeting by Palestinian parents in east Jerusalem about their children's education, claiming it was unlawfully funded by the Palestinian Authority. The operation Saturday came just days after Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, began…

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