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01 March 2023, 08:15

ROME, Feb 28 (IPS) - Genocide, war crimes, aggression, ecocide, crimes against humanity – which is the odd one out? The right answer is ecocide - destroying, polluting or damaging the natural living world on a large scale is not among the crimes that can be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Read the full story, “The Case For Criminalizing Ecocide”, on globalissues.org

01 March 2023, 08:15

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 28 (IPS) - Global warming and climate breakdown are going to be disruptive to say the least. Humanity’s insistence on unsustainable development and rising greenhouse gas emissions will make the settlements of millions of people increasingly prone to extreme weather events and full-blown natural disasters.

Read the full story, “Climate Displacement & Migration in South East Asia”, on globalissues.org

01 March 2023, 08:15
Effects of the war are still being felt in one of the world’s poorest countries as inflated prices eat into budgets.
01 March 2023, 08:15
Multiple train cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the collision near the town of Tempe.
01 March 2023, 08:15
Supreme Court says elections for provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be held within 90 days.
01 March 2023, 08:15
FBI Director Christopher Wray accuses China of thwarting efforts to identify the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak.
01 March 2023, 08:15
Six countries issue joint statement over clashes around town of Lascanood between Somaliland and local clan forces.
01 March 2023, 08:15
Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the popular vote in the disputed election.
01 March 2023, 08:15
New committee's efforts to counter Beijing are likely to put pressure on US President Joe Biden to take a firmer line.
01 March 2023, 08:15
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index hits its highest reading since 2012 after Beijing's lifting of COVID curbs.