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European Union members near deal on Russian oil price cap

EU member states are close to agreement on a $60 dollar per barrel Russian oil price cap. Meanwhile, air raid alerts were issued across all of Ukraine on Thursday, as officials warned that Russia was preparing a new wave of missile and drone strikes. Read our live blog to see…

France 24

Domestic abuse victims report violence to police several times before action

Report finds women from black and ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales disproportionately dismissed

The Guardian - UK

Fossil fuel recruiters banned from three more UK universities

Exclusive: one university cites the industry as a ‘fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world’

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UN seeks record $51.5bn aid 'lifeline'

GENEVA: The United Nations and partners on Thursday launched an appeal for a record US$51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need humanitarian assistance.

Bangkok Post

From Ukraine to Yemen, UN seeks record $51.5 billion for 'shockingly high' aid needs

The United Nations and partners on Thursday appealed for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need assistance, testing the humanitarian response system "to its limits".

Reuters

In new role as G-20 chair, India set to focus on climate

India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday and it’s putting climate at the top of the group’s priorities

The Independent UK

One in 23 people will require humanitarian relief in 2023, UN warns

A global relief fund of a record $51.5bn will be needed to assist 339 million people suffering because of 2022’s ‘extreme events’

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Plibersek’s ‘determination’ alone won’t save the Great Barrier Reef – here’s what needs to happen

And scientist Dr Peter Ridd from the IPA accuses the BoM and CSIRO of ignoring what he claims are the benefits of global heating

The Guardian - AU

‘I lost my retirement, my career, my home’: the Americans imprisoned for being HIV-positive

Thirty-three states maintain laws tied to exposure or transmission, many developed long before the illness was understood

The Guardian - US

UN Middle East Envoy Says The Region Reaching A ‘boiling Point’

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “reaching a boiling point,” given a surge in violence in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

Zenger

COP27 failed. So why continue with these UN climate summits?

Climate change is an existential threat to human civilization and planetary ecosystems. Yet despite 27 UN Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings that have taken place so far, the international community has been unable to ward off imminent disaster.

The Conversation

Ron DeSantis book announcement a clear sign of presidential ambition

Florida governor expected to challenge Trump for Republican nod in 2024 will publish The Courage to Be Free in February

The Guardian - US

U.N. aid chief wants 25% more money in 2023, no famine in Somalia yet

The United Nations will ask for 25% more money in 2023 to fund humanitarian aid operations globally, the U.N. aid chief told a Reuters NEXT event on Wednesday, where he also warned that while famine would not yet be declared in Somalia, people were already dying there of hunger.

Reuters

Queensland to change laws to allow United Nations physical access to mental health in-patient wards

More than a month after the UN's torture prevention body was denied access to sites where people were detained, new laws will be introduced in Queensland to give inspectors greater access.

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The baguette enters the upper crust as it's added to the U.N. cultural heritage list

The humble but versatile French loaf is recognized by UNESCO as a tradition worthy of preservation by humanity. French officials have warned that closure of traditional bakeries put the bread at risk.

The Guardian - US

Biden urged to threaten Israel weapons halt over far-right concerns

Pair urge US president to withdraw military support to Netanyahu’s coalition government if Palestinians are expelled or land annexed

Newsroom.co.nz

Co-governance work set to be put on hold

Cabinet will meet this month to finalise next steps to fulfil commitments under the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including putting a halt on any work for now. Political editor Jo Moir reports.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish women's groups hit back after UN official's trans law reform warning

WOMEN’S groups in Scotland have hit back at an intervention from a UN official who called on the Scottish Government to pause its transgender law…

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Daily Record

Queen's aide resigns from palace after asking black guest 'where she really came from'

Ngozi Fulani, founder of women's domestic abuse charity Sistah Space, claims she was questioned about her ethnicity by Lady Susan Hussey.

The Independent UK

French baguette given Unesco heritage status

Famously-elongated bread wins spot on list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Radio France Internationale

Trusty, crusty French baguette gains world cultural heritage status

The humble baguette, France's staple bread, on Wednesday made it onto the United Nation's world cultural heritage list.

Daily Mirror

Queen's pal QUITS after 'asking black woman if she's from Africa' at Buckingham Palace

Lady Susan Hussey - Prince William's godmother - allegedly asked a charity worker "what nationality are you?", "where do your people come from?" and "what part of Africa are you from?"

Radio France Internationale

Inter-Congolese dialogue opens as East Africa Community seeks to end DRC rebel activity

A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without, however, the presence of the M23 Tutsi rebel group that Kinshasa says is being supported by Kigali.

Wales Online

French baguette added to UN heritage list to be preserved by humanity

The move comes after France's culture ministry warned of a 'continuous decline' in the number of traditional bakeries

Bangkok Post

French baguettes get Unesco heritage status

PARIS: The French baguette -- "250 grams of magic and perfection," in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation -- was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday.

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