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Climate Change
$100 Bn.: Cost in 2018 of Climate Crisis Caused by Burning Fossil Fuels

$100 Bn.: Cost in 2018 of Climate Crisis Caused by Burning Fossil Fuels

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2018 saw at least one major climate-induced disaster on every inhabited continent on Earth. Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least US$100 billion in 2018, a watchdog said Thursday, warning the spate of deadly wildfires, floods and superstorms was “a shadow” of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t slashed. This year is set […]

Israel/ Palestine
Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN

Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN

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To obtain a full member position, Palestine needs the votes of 15 member countries of the U.N. Security Council.

Coal
Germany Closes Last Coal Mine, Step toward Ending Era of Dirty Coal

Germany Closes Last Coal Mine, Step toward Ending Era of Dirty Coal

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Germany closed down its last active coal mine and bade farewell to a centuries-old industry which played an important role in the country’s economy. Germany bid farewell to coal as it closed its last mine Friday, thereby closing a chapter in the history of German industry. Coal was the main engine of growth for the […]

Israel/ Palestine
As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

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Both officials rejected any unilateral effort of the United States in the role as a peace broker

Bangladesh
Rohingya Refugees Pushed to a Frontline of Climate Change

Rohingya Refugees Pushed to a Frontline of Climate Change

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“At Cox’s Bazar, five thousand acres of forest have already been destroyed.”

Arab Americans
1st Palestinian-American Congresswoman will Wear Traditional Dress for Swearing In

1st Palestinian-American Congresswoman will Wear Traditional Dress for Swearing In

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& She will lead a congressional delegation to Occupied West Bank, Palestine, to present an alternative perspective on the conflict.

Israel/ Palestine
Natalie Portman:  Israel's 'Nation-State Law' is 'Racist' and 'a Mistake"

Natalie Portman: Israel’s ‘Nation-State Law’ is ‘Racist’ and ‘a Mistake”

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“Because I care about Israel, I must stand up against violence, corruption, inequality, and abuse of power.”

Israel
Israel: Thousands of Women Protest State Inaction over Femicide

Israel: Thousands of Women Protest State Inaction over Femicide

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Concerts and performance art filled the region as women protested the state’s inaction in the face of injustice. Some 20,000 women are banding together to denounce the state’s deadly negligence which is victimizing women across Israel in a nationwide march Tuesday. Black coffins, puddles of red paint, roadblocks, and “die-ins” were erected throughout the Tel […]

Israel/ Palestine
UN General Assembly Demands Israel Relinquish Syria’s Golan Heights

UN General Assembly Demands Israel Relinquish Syria’s Golan Heights

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The United Nations General Assembly approved six resolutions on Israel Friday, including a demand for Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights, ratifying Syrian sovereignty over the territory, and a call to the international community to refrain from recognizing any unilateral measures taken by Israel in Jerusalem. With 99 votes in favor, 10 against, and […]

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