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Democrats Can’t Reverse the Damage of the Trump Era Overnight

Foreign Policy - Tue, 13/10/2020 - 11:36
Republican activists have spent decades building a movement, winning state and local elections, and grooming a generation of conservative judges. If the left wants to win and keep power, it must learn from the right’s successes.

No Resolution After Top-Level Talks Between Indian and Chinese Military Commanders

Foreign Policy - Tue, 13/10/2020 - 11:32
With significant gaps remaining between their positions, a prolonged standoff along the disputed Line of Actual Control is likely to continue.

Shift needed from what weather will be, to ‘what the weather will do’

UN News Centre - Tue, 13/10/2020 - 11:24
Extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity as a result of climate change, hitting vulnerable communities disproportionately hard, a new UN report has revealed, calling for greater investment in effective early warning systems. 

Bad situations ‘only get worse’ without disaster risk governance, UN chief says on International Day

UN News Centre - Tue, 13/10/2020 - 08:30
With nations facing multiple crises simultaneously and a dramatic rise in extreme weather events in recent decades, the UN Secretary-General has called for strengthening disaster risk governance, to build a safer, more resilient world. 

UN chief announces major push to transform harmful food systems

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 22:35
The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday - coinciding with the start of World Food Week - which will culminate in a major summit, scheduled to take place in September next year.

New report highlights value of UN’s human rights work in the field

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 22:30
The UN’s work in promoting dialogue between Arabic and Kurdish groups in Iraq is just one example of how human rights personnel are playing a critical role at the Organization’s peace operations around the world. 

Herd immunity, an ‘unethical’ COVID-19 strategy, Tedros warns policymakers

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 22:28
Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not an option” countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the UN health agency chief warned on Monday.

Pompeo’s Next Mission, Like His First: Clinton’s Old Emails

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 21:51
Mike Pompeo’s rush to placate Trump and release old emails from Hillary Clinton worries many in the State Department who fear both its illegality and interference in the election.

The Government Can’t Save Ultra-Orthodox Jews From COVID-19. Religious Leaders Can.

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 21:34
The coronavirus has hit Haredi enclaves hard, but without clear directives from rabbis, isolated communities from Jerusalem to New York will continue to suffer.

Trump Taps Loyalists for Top Pentagon Liaison Jobs

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 20:07
It risks Trump burrowing loyalists into career positions to undermine a Biden administration, multiple former officials say.

Greater equality a ‘prerequisite’ for overcoming global crises: Bachelet 

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 18:50
In reviewing, assessing and acknowledging the effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslavement and colonialism, the groundbreaking Durban World Conference of 2001, represented a “milestone” in the common fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, the UN human rights chief said on Monday. 

À Beyrouth, un parc d'attractions à la gloire du travail

Le Monde Diplomatique - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 18:50
Fini les pirates ou les fées : une nouvelle génération de parcs de loisirs préfère initier sa jeune clientèle à la vie de salarié. L'un d'eux vient d'ouvrir dans la capitale libanaise. / Liban, Enfance, Idéologie, Jeunes, Loisirs, Publicité, Travail, Marketing - (...) / , , , , , , , - 2013/11

Greater cooperation urged worldwide as criminals seek to profit from COVID-19

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 18:00
With criminal networks looking to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical for governments to work together in line with a landmark UN treaty to combat human trafficking, gun smuggling and other cross-border crimes, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. 

Beijing Believes Trump Is Accelerating American Decline

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 17:54
Public intelligence assessments of China’s 2020 election preferences only tell half the story.

Pakistan Is Doing Its Own Political Reengineering in Kashmir

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 17:08
After condemning New Delhi for its machinations in Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad is quietly changing the status of Gilgit-Baltistan on its side of the Line of Control.

QAnon’s Sound and Fury

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 16:54
Where the conspiracy came from and what it means for politics at home—and abroad.

UN chief urges ministers to provide ‘decisive leadership’ on climate action

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 16:52
With nations striving to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impacts, efforts must focus on decarbonizing the global economy and building a more inclusive and resilient future, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.

Trumpworld’s Corruption Is as Globalized as the Ultra-Rich the President Mingles With

Foreign Policy - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 15:54
Elliott Broidy and others are connected to globe-spanning scandals.

Traque sur Internet

Le Monde Diplomatique - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 15:51
Les entreprises affinent les techniques leur permettant de suivre les internautes à la trace. Elles y sont aidées par la multiplication des informations personnelles sur la Toile. / Entreprise, Industrie, Industrie culturelle, Informatique, Internet, Médias, Publicité, Technologies de (...) / , , , , , , , , , - 2013/11

‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, new disaster research shows

UN News Centre - Mon, 12/10/2020 - 15:48
The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN researchers said on Monday, while also maintaining that “almost all nations” have failed to prevent a “wave of death and illness” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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