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    The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300...
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    Latin American Trial Heralds Methane-Free Rice

    Rice cultivation normally leads to high water consumption and methane emissions. But now, an experimental technique in Colombia promises significant improvements. 70 million people...
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    ‘Without Nuclear, it will be Almost Impossible to Decarbonize by 2050’: UN Atomic Energy Agency Chief

    Nuclear energy made history at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (the Dubai COP28), when 198 countries included nuclear energy in the list of...
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    Education

    Sexual Harassment and Sexism Rife in UK Schools: UNISON/UK Feminista Survey

    Two in five staff who witnessed abusive incidents did not report them because they felt it was ‘pointless’. Reasons given included that such incidents were...
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    First Person: Seeing the Reality of Life in Occupied Palestine

    Visiting the West Bank with an international trade union delegation was inspiring and motivating to campaign and fight for justice for Palestinians. Everyone told...
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    Climate change

    Nearly Half the Global Population Feels Unable to Protect Themselves from Disasters

    More than four in 10 people in the world say they can do nothing to protect themselves in a disaster situation and over a...
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    UNICEF-Backed Report Says Pollution Killed 1.69 Lakh Children in India in 2021

    The State of Global Air report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting...
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    Features

    A New Way to Spot Life-threatening Infections in Cancer Patients

    Leuko, founded by a research team at MIT, is giving doctors a noninvasive way to monitor cancer patients’ health during chemotherapy — no blood...
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