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Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists
Restoring degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions
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Heads in the Sand: Why We Fail to Foresee and Contain Catastrophe
We are living in a time of crisis. From the immediate challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic to the looming existential threat of climate change, the world is grappling with massive global dangers—to say nothing of countless problems within countries, such as inequality, cyberattacks, unemployment, systemic racism, and obesity.
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Trump vs. World, Round 2
As president, he took a hammer to the international order, for better or worse. A special report on how a second term could truly reshape the globe.
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West Needs New Ideas, Not Just New Voices
Increased space for minorities is welcome, but shouldn’t be confused with genuine intellectual diversity and openness of thought.
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The Lies That Infected Trump
Like other world leaders who have contracted COVID-19, US President Donald Trump could easily have avoided being infected by observing normal public-health strictures. But Trump’s anti-scientific dispensation has deeper roots in recent American politics and culture.
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EU tussle over climate change ambition hots up after Parliament vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament has voted in favour of a legally binding target for the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, against 1990 levels, according to vote results released on Wednesday.
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Armenia Needs to Sue for Peace Now: The Alternative is Even Worse
From the author: In writing about tragedy, Aristotle speaks of the moment of reversal—the inflexion point of misfortune, as it were, that marks the onset of the tragic unraveling. Irrespective of whatever sympathies one may hold for Armenia, the sage advice that needs to be proffered by friends and allies alike, given the evidently unfavorable geopolitical circumstances that do not appear to be reversable, is this: your maximalist position is no longer tenable; the time to sue for a negotiated peace is now.
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Capitalism After the Pandemic
After the 2008 financial crisis, governments across the world injected over $3 trillion into the financial system. The goal was to unfreeze credit markets and get the global economy working again.
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An Epic Moment of National Shame: The Debate Was an Embarrassment for the Ages
At frequent intervals on Tuesday night, the natural human reaction—lower the sound, wince and look away—took over, and the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election became nearly unwatchable.
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Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day
New approaches and solutions are needed to address worsening food loss and waste, the UN Secretary-General has said, in a message marking the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction.
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World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
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Explainer: Despite Trump claims, voter fraud is extremely rare. Here is how U.S. states keep it that way
President Donald Trump and some Republican allies have repeatedly asserted, without evidence, that a surge in mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic will lead to massive fraud in November’s election.
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EU's farm animals 'produce more emissions than cars and vans combined'
Greenpeace says bloc must get a grip on reducing greenhouse gases from livestock or risk missing Paris agreement targets
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Biden blasts Trump's plan for US Supreme Court vacancy
After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump says he will name a nominee this week as Senators plan pre-election vote.
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Geoengineering Is the Only Solution to Our Climate Calamities
Altering Earth’s geophysical environment is a moon shot—and it will be the only way to reverse the damage done. It’s time to take it more seriously.
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International Day of Peace 21 September 2020 Theme: Shaping Peace Together
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
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Prof Jeff Sachs: 'Our politicians didn't listen to pandemic warnings - then a devilish virus hit'
Experts have been saying for years that new epidemics were coming, says UN adviser - we were unprepared because no one listened
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The Greatest Generation’s Squandered Legacy
As profound as the COVID-19 crisis seems to us now, it pales in comparison to what previous generations faced. Unlike in the past, however, today's biggest threats must be addressed at both the national and global levels, implying the need for political leadership of a kind that is utterly lacking in today's world.
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Red and Blue America took different roads. Here's how to bring them together
America has been coming apart at the seams, with Democrats and Republicans increasingly unable of communicating with one another.
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International Day of Democracy 15 September
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has resulted in major social, political and legal challenges globally. As states around the world adopt emergency measures to address the crisis, it is critical that they continue to uphold the rule of law, protect and respect international standards and basic principles of legality, and the right to access justice, remedies and due process.
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Prepare for election month, not election night
All of us need to start preparing for a deeply worrying scenario on Nov. 3. It is not some outlandish fantasy, but rather the most likely course of events based on what we know today.
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Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?
There are four key ingredients to the disastrous wildfire seasons in the West, and climate change is a key culprit.
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Four Reasons Why Regime Change Won’t Occur In Belarus
There is no reason to believe that the Belarusian opposition will come to power any time soon. Instead, there are numerous differences between what is occurring in Belarus and what occurred in Ukraine in 2014 and in Armenia in 2018. Here are four reasons why.
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The burgeoning Balkan-Latin American crime nexus threatening the Balkans’ future
Many criminal groups in the Balkans trace their roots to the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the conflict that ensued. Under a new generation of criminals, these erstwhile local groups, criminals, and paramilitaries expanded in size, purpose, and capability, muscling their way into profitable illicit markets and moving up the value chain.
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Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
International Literacy Day 2020 focuses on “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond,” especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies. The theme highlights literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective, and therefore, mainly focuses on youth and adults.
