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Buddhist Times News – China’s dams in Tibet may pose threat to India’s water supply

Col Vinayak Bhat for India Today. Read the original article here. [REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of Three Gorges Dam in China’s Hubei, world’s biggest hydropower project (Photo Credits: AP) Over a period of 10 years, China has managed to construct three dams on the Brahmaputra river in parts of Tibet close to the Indian border. It […]

Lifting of travel restrictions: Council reviews the list of third countries

Lifting of travel restrictions: Council reviews the list of third countries

Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights

Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights

Turkmen Court Sentences Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to Two Years in Prison

On August 6, 2020, a Turkmen court sentenced Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to two years in prison for their conscientious objection to military service. The siblings are 21 and 25 years old, respectively. The court refused the brothers’ request to appeal. This is the second time both were convicted for their neutrality.

Spain: EIB provides €20 million in financing to Sanifit

Spain: EIB provides €20 million in financing to Sanifit

UN experts call for urgent action to remedy “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir

UN experts call for urgent action to remedy “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir

John Hume praised by Catholics, Protestants and world leaders

John Hume was a Catholic nationalist who stood for Ireland as a unitary state, but he was also a peacemaker and straddled the divide into the mainly Protestant unionist camp at a time when Northern Ireland was in a state of deep conflict in the last century.

Thailand’s COVID-19 response an example of resilience and solidarity: a UN Resident Coordinator’s Blog

In January, Thailand became the second country to confirm a COVID-19 case but, since then, the country has shown remarkable resilience and, as of late July, there had not been any recorded cases of domestic transmission for nearly two months. Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains that this success is thanks to a combination of government action, social responsibility and community solidarity. 

Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says World Health Organization

The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice. 

Philippines: UN and partners launch major COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4 million

Prioritizing the safety and well-being of women and girls, the UN and partners launched on Tuesday a COVID-19 humanitarian response plan to assist some 5.4 million of the poorest and most marginalized people in the Philippines. 
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