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    Why Farmers in India and Pakistan Are Shifting to Natural or Regenerative Farming

    Regenerative farming is seen as a climate solution, with advocates saying that it is the most straightforward way to benefit the planet's health and...
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    Human rights

    Gaza: Israeli Strike on Aid Team Condemned; Humanitarians Renew Access Call

    UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory repeated appeals to "all parties to the conflict, including the Government of Israel", to respect international...
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    Human rights

    IOM report: One in Three Migrant Deaths Occurs in Transit while Fleeing Conflict

    More than one in three deceased migrants whose origin could be identified come from countries in conflict or with large refugee populations, the study...
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    Human rights

    Biden Quietly OKs More 2,000-Pound Bombs and Warplanes for Israel

    The Biden administration’s arms shipments to Israel continue despite urgent pleas from United Nations officials, international human rights groups, and some progressive U.S. lawmakers to stop arming Israel’s...
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    Finance and Economy

    ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages

    A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and operationalizing living wages, and on...
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    Asia Pacific

    A Few Hours of Spiking Air Pollution ‘Raises Death Risk’

    The study looks at short-term exposure to ‘spikes’ in air pollution and points out that these incidents account for 1 million deaths a year,...
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    Climate change

    Records Smashed – New WMO Climate Report Confirms 2023 Hottest Year on Record

    The cost of inaction is staggering, the report warns. Between 2025 and 2100, it may reach US$1,266 trillion, representing the difference in losses between a...
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    Human rights

    US Delivers Both Life – and Death – to a Devastated Gaza

    The most blatant examples are countries that rushed to Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion but backed Israel’s assaults on civilians in Gaza, and vice...
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    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
    Civil society

    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

    As the three-day programme continues, participants will explore practical questions of democratic renewal.

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    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
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