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British city apologizes, pays fine after scrapping ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham

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British city apologizes, pays fine after scrapping ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham

Britain's city of Blackpool must apologize for removing ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham from public buses; it had to admit the act was discrimination and pay the organizers of…

17 July 2021 · 4 min read

International OSINT taskforce to verify & investigate incidents in Myanmar

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International OSINT taskforce to verify & investigate incidents in Myanmar

A major new initiative to record, verify and investigate incidents in Myanmar has been launched. Myanmar Witness will independently collect, preserve, process, investigate, verify and review incidents of possible interferences…

17 July 2021 · 3 min read

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Do you know why the wine bottle has a concave bottom?

If you are also a fan of the grape drink, then you have certainly had the impression that its bottom is concave. However, have you ever wondered what this is…

17 July 2021 · 1 min read

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Climate finance, Fight hunger and poverty, the words ECOSOC President

Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in…

17 July 2021 · 2 min read

An amazing hoard of vintage Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles and parts will be auctioned Aug. 14th in Rutland, Vt.

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An amazing hoard of vintage Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles and parts will be auctioned Aug. 14th in Rutland, Vt.

Bob and Christine “Teenie” Bearor would ride to shows or just for fun on one of Bob’s Harley-Davidsons, often in matching outfits. The couple got married in a 1958 Corvette.…

16 July 2021 · 8 min read

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Federal Foreign Office on the situation in Ethiopia

Download logoThe latest reports out of Ethiopia are worrying: in Tigray, we are witnessing a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation; there have been clashes again, and there is the…

16 July 2021 · 2 min read

ECOWAS, Civil Society Meet on Strengthening Regional Capacities for Conflict Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel

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ECOWAS, Civil Society Meet on Strengthening Regional Capacities for Conflict Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel

Download logo Focal Persons of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) began a two-day consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations (SCOs) on modalities to strengthen regional capacities for conflict prevention…

16 July 2021 · 4 min read

UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’

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UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’

There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told the Security Council on Friday. 

16 July 2021 · 3 min read

One in three people globally imprisoned without trial, while overcrowding puts prisoners at risk of contracting COVID-19, says UNODC’s first global research on imprisonment

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One in three people globally imprisoned without trial, while overcrowding puts prisoners at risk of contracting COVID-19, says UNODC’s first global research on imprisonment

Vienna (Austria), 16 July 2021 - One in every three prisoners worldwide are held without a trial, which means that they have not been found guilty by any court of…

16 July 2021 · 3 min read

Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action

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Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action

Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate…

16 July 2021 · 4 min read