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09 March 2023, 08:15
Preview Michigan has joined several other states in banning the TikTok app on government devices – with the exception of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
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09 March 2023, 08:15
Preview The United Arab Emirates has boosted Russian crude imports despite Western sanctions, Reuters reports
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09 March 2023, 08:15
Preview The EU has been the top destination for Russian fossil fuels over the past year, despite sanctions
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09 March 2023, 08:15
Preview US lawmakers have voted down a measure seeking to end America’s years-long military occupation of Syria
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09 March 2023, 08:15

In response to the latest violent unrest in the West Bank, the UN Middle East envoy has underlined the need for Israelis and Palestinians to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation. 

Read the full story, “Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians”, on globalissues.org

09 March 2023, 08:15

A proposed new global online university “has enormous potential to lend hope, learning and access to marginalized groups who presently could not reach higher education.” This is the message of Rabab Fatima, Secretary-General of the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries, known as LDC5. 

Read the full story, “LDC5: Proposed online university sparks hope of bridging education gap in least developed countries”, on globalissues.org

09 March 2023, 08:15
Preview Contracts are being drafted after talks on the construction of a $30 billion LNG terminal in Tanzania with Equinor and Shell
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09 March 2023, 08:15
Preview A large queue of vehicles looking to get from Georgia into Russia has reportedly gathered on the border between the two countries
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09 March 2023, 08:15

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 08 (IPS) - With more than 600 million youth aged between 18 and 24 in the Asia and Pacific region, putting their issues front and center is crucial. Speakers at a recent forum, Youth Empowerment: Education, Employment and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, held in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, agreed that policy development and implementation should be youth-centered.

Read the full story, “Parliamentarians Tackle Youth Employment, SRHR in Post-COVID Asia and Pacific”, on globalissues.org

09 March 2023, 08:15

NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - The internet has a pivotal role to play in empowering women and girls across Africa, but preexisting forms of gender discrimination and marginalization are underpinning a widening digital gender divide.

Read the full story, “International Women’s Day, 2023 - Digital Inclusion is Vital for Strengthening Women’s Rights in Africa”, on globalissues.org