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29 April 2023, 08:15
Preview Files from the British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Anson have been discovered in a pub bathroom, The Sun reports
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29 April 2023, 08:15

Chinese writer Cixin Liu is one of the world’s most highly respected science-fiction authors, known for epics such as “The Three Body Problem,” soon to be adapted as a major TV series. He shared his thoughts on the future of the planet, at an event held at UN Headquarters to mark Chinese Language Day.

Read the full story, “First Person: ‘Humanity must get out of the cradle’”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

BULAWAYO, Apr 28 (IPS) - Growing up in Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, Surangel Whipps Jr. played on the reefs and spearfished on an island teeming with birds, giant clams, fish, and turtles.

Read the full story, “Biodiversity Rich-Palau Launches Ambitious Marine Spatial Planning Initiative”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and suffering the disastrous consequences of the violence there, as many aid operations have been forced to pause, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

Read the full story, “Sudan latest: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment, denouncing the Government’s continued use of the death penalty for drug-related crimes.

Read the full story, “Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and “step up pressure on the country’s military junta”, a UN-appointed independent rights expert urged on Friday.

Read the full story, “UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Government put in place later that year, through a power-sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders, was toppled by a military coup in October 2021.

Read the full story, “Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

Countries in the Americas should suspend forced returns of Haitians on the move and adopt measures to protect them instead, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.

Read the full story, “Stop deporting Haitians: Rights experts’ appeal to countries in Americas”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15

Lasting peace hinges on everyone being on an “equal footing” and an all-of-society approach, a top UN official on Friday told the UN Peacebuilding Commission as it met to discuss national report cards on the pace of transitional justice reforms.

Read the full story, “Transitional justice hinges on ‘equal footing’, say UN peacebuilders”, on globalissues.org

29 April 2023, 08:15
Explosions and gunfire continue despite a 72-hour ceasefire; the UN says violence could escalate in West Darfur.