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Mutually Reinforcing Crises Have Worsened the Global Employment Divide

International cooperation aimed at bolstering jobs and social protection can help tackle growing disparities between high and low-income countries.     in  © zms GENEVA (ILO News) – Mutually reinforcing crises, including rising debt levels, are disproportionately affecting developing countries, worsening the global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries and widening existing inequalities exacerbated […]

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Lula Setback: Brazil’s Lower House Approves Curtailing Environment, Indigenous Ministries

BRASILIA, May 31 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has suffered a major defeat over important legislation protecting the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous people who live in it, and he has had to cut his losses in a conservative Congress. Lawmakers backed by the powerful farm lobby in this agricultural powerhouse […]

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Study: Earth is ‘Really Quite Sick Now,’ in Danger Zone Nearly All Ecological Ways

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for the well-being of people living on it, according to a new study. The study looks not just at guardrails for the […]

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AI: War Crimes Evidence Erased by Social Media Platforms

Image caption, Ihor Zakharenko’s videos from Ukraine were swiftly removed By Jack Goodman and Maria Korenyuk BBC Global Disinformation Team Evidence of potential human rights abuses may be lost after being deleted by tech companies, the BBC has found. Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence – but footage that may help prosecutions can […]

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WORLD VIEW: Moscow Drone Attack, N.Korea Sat Failure, Kosovo-Serbia Tension, New US Ukraine Aid Deal, More

Moscow drone attack exposes Russia’s vulnerabilities, fuels criticism of military By The Associated Pressyesterday A drone attack that targeted Moscow on Tuesday exposed glaring breaches in its air defenses and underlined the capital’s vulnerability as more Russian soil comes under fire amid expectations of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket […]

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Guyana Police to Charge Pilot with Human Trafficking Over 6 Months

By CMC News The Guyana police say they will lay human trafficking charges against a 45-year-old pilot and businessman whom they said had been bringing Venezuelan nationals into the country over a six-month period. “Following the investigation, legal advice was given by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for Orlando Charles to be charged with […]

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Nine Injured in Shooting Near Beach in Hollywood, Florida

By AP News Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day. Several of the victims were taken to a children’s hospital, police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said. However, authorities have not yet released the ages of […]

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Bahamas: New Nassau Cruise Port Open for Business

After three years of construction, the reimagined Nassau Cruise Port opens its doors to cruisers sailing to Nassau, the vibrant capital city of the archipelago. Featuring a sixth berth and new terminal building, the revitalised port is now home to a Junkanoo museum, event and entertainment spaces, a 3,500-seat amphitheatre, a living coral exhibit, local […]

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The Government Condemns Cubans to Silence

                       The Social Communication law tries to silence the citizenry to prevent their cries from leaving power deaf By Reinaldo Escobar (14ymedio) HAVANA TIMES – The entry into force of the Social Communication Law and its corresponding regulations will have consequences from which there is no way to defend oneself. If the deadlines of 120 […]

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Mexico Highway Shootout Leaves 10 Armed Men Dead, 4 Police Injured

May 30 (Reuters) – A shootout on a northern Mexican highway left 10 suspected criminals dead and four police officers injured, authorities said late on Monday. “Police officers managed to kill 10 heavily armed suspected criminals on the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo highway,” an official statement said. The clash took place Monday afternoon after officers were attacked, […]

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