Climate Change: the cost of adaptation in África
Kigali (ANA) The latest report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals that Africa is increasingly bearing the brunt of climate change. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the cost of adaptation is estimated to be between 30 and 50 billion dollars annually over the next decade, representing 2 to 3% of the region’s GDP.
Tawfiq-e-Elahi arrested in Gulshan
Dhaka (The Daily Star) Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was arrested from Dhaka’s Gulshan.
Las redes sociales son un peligro real para la existencia del hombre
Caracas (Correo del Orinoco) El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, destacó en el Congreso Mundial contra el Fascismo que se realiza en Caracas que en la actualidad las redes sociales, “representan hoy por hoy un peligro real para la existencia del hombre y la mujer en su condición de líderes”.
Izquierda gala se moviliza ante desafío antidemocrático de la élite macronista
París (Mundo Obrero) Pese a la victoria en las urnas del bloque de izquierdas, las élites políticas y económicas han logrado imponer a su candidato en Francia.
Presidente pide a diplomáticos rechazar listas discriminatorias
Ciudad de Panamá (Panamá América) El presidente, José Raúl Mulino, anunció algunas acciones contra países que incluyen a Panamá en listas discriminatorias que afectan la imagen internacional del país.
WHO chief: no vaccine or medicine can help Gaza people if they are being killed
Geneva (WAFA) World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that neither vaccines nor medicine can help Palestinian people in the war-torn Gaza Strip if they are being killed.
42 states and territories press Congress on social media warning labels
Washington (The Hill) The attorneys general of 42 states and United States territories joined together to call on Congress to pass legislation implementing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s proposal to require official warnings on social media platforms.
Türkiye’s growing interest in BRICS: Analysis of motivations and implications
Istambul (Anadolu) Türkiye’s recent bid to join the BRICS group has sparked discussions about the potential implications for the country’s foreign policy direction. Türkiye’s interest in the organization is not new, it dates back to 2018. At the BRICS summit that year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attending as a special invitee, expressed the country’s desire for membership.
Harris turns up debate heat against defensive Trump
Washington (The Hill) Vice President Harris stuck to her debate strategy Tuesday with former President Trump by shaking his hand at the outset and then luring him into defensive outbursts that let her accuse him of being mired in the past while touting her own “plan” to bolster the finances of average Americans.
Salvador Allende cayó combatiendo en defensa de la democracia en Chile
La Habana (CGR) El presidente socialista chileno y médico, Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens, cayó en combate el 11 de septiembre de 1973 en el propio Palacio de la Moneda en defensa de la democracia, frente a un asalto a la institucionalidad orquestado por los militares al mando del general golpista Augusto Pinochet.