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October 25th, 2018
A Show of Global Solidarity – The UN and Human Rights
| by: | Yuval Shany |
|---|---|
| org: | Israel Democracy Institute |
This week mark the 73rd anniversary of the UN Charter. How successful has the United Nations been since then implementing this charter?
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November 19th, 2018
Desolation As Economy Falls Apart Again in Zimbabwe
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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| by: | Cyril Zenda |
Zimbabwe is fast sliding towards an economic crisis similar to one that the southern African country suffered a decade ago.
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November 15th, 2018
Refugia: Answering the Critics
| in: | Humans |
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| partner: | NewsDeeply |
The concept of a transnational polity for refugees has attracted critics, as well as curiosity.
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November 15th, 2018
Riace immigrants forced to leave after 20 years
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Federica Tedeschi |
An Italian town, which received international praise for its integration scheme, plans all to deport all immigrants.
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November 13th, 2018
What about a digital services tax for Google, Facebook & Co?
| in: | Technology |
|---|---|
| partner: | Screen Shot |
Clamping down on Silicon Valley tax avoidance is a good start, but what next?
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November 12th, 2018
Kenya goes underground to power homes and economies
| in: | Nature, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
The geothermal energy being tapped in the Kenyan rift, is said to be capable of powering 150 million homes.
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November 08th, 2018
Inmates in California are helping the state tame wildfires
| in: | Humans, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Shira Jeczmien |
As the dangerously sweltering months fall behind us, California continues to grapple with the longlasting effects of the record-breaking number of wildfires
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November 07th, 2018
There's a new painting in the White House
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| partner: | Screen Shot |
Donald Trump is not a man known for his taste.
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November 06th, 2018
Think global - act local: CA City Council Candidate Andrew Nosrati
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Yair Oded |
While on a visit to his native California, Andrew Nosrati identified an opportunity to act on his aspirations and decided to run for city council.
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November 05th, 2018
Sustainable agriculture is possible
| in: | Nature, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Frank Odenthal |
No secret: it really is the eleventh hour. We can rescue agriculture and the environment. We just need to seize the opportunities, says Hans R. Herren
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November 02nd, 2018
"The ‘human trafficking crises’ is a desperate, all-hands-on-deck global crisis"
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
Africa remains one of the continents grappling with a record of smuggled immigrants and trafficked humans.
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November 01st, 2018
The Grand Refugee Hotel
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| partner: | NewsDeeply |
Germany is home of one of the most radical refugee integration experiments.
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October 31st, 2018
Thousands demand release of separated migrants in the U.S.
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Yair Oded |
| org: | change.org |
U.S. government launched one of its most draconian decrees: a ‘zero tolerance’ on migrant families. Kids in Need of Defense demands end of detention.
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October 24th, 2018
Zimbabwe moves to criminalise child marriages
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Cyril Zenda |
Harsh jail terms of upto to as many as 60 years are proposed in case of child marriage.
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October 23rd, 2018
Mandela Castro medical program continue to transform South Africa
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Shasha Seakamela |
Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Cuba have resulted in the establishment of a successful medical collaboration programme.
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October 22nd, 2018
Can an algorithm help us to make decisions?
| in: | Humans, Nature |
|---|---|
| by: | Frank Odenthal |
AlgorithmWatch claims to classify processes of algorithmic decision-making that are of social relevance.
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October 18th, 2018
Surviving Denmark’s Open Prisons for ‘Undeportables’
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| partner: | NewsDeeply |
Married to a Dane, with a Danish son, Khoshnaw Nameq has been refused asylum in Denmark but cannot be deported to Iraq. what now?
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