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22 October 2022, 08:15
Preview Electric cars may lose out to combustion-driven vehicles in Germany amid the current energy crisis, Der Spiegel reports
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22 October 2022, 08:15
Preview The UN has called on the International Court of Justice to review the “legal consequences” of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands
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22 October 2022, 08:15
Preview Israel has carried out rocket attacks on sites near Damascus, Syrian media reported, noting only material damage
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22 October 2022, 08:15
Preview Chief White House health advisor Anthony Fauci and other high-ranking officials will testify for a censorship lawsuit against the government
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22 October 2022, 08:15
Preview Russian President Vladimir Putin takes up arms “very often,” because he likes to “try new models,” according to Kremlin spokesman
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22 October 2022, 08:15

The right to life, food, development, self-determination, water and sanitation, and adequate housing, is being denied to millions of people because of climate change, the first UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Human Rights in the context of Climate Change, has told the General Assembly in his first formal report to the body.

Read the full story, “INTERVIEW: Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’”, on globalissues.org

22 October 2022, 08:15

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests

Read the full story, “UN rights chief deplores deadly use of force against protestors in Chad”, on globalissues.org

22 October 2022, 08:15

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a sanctions regime for Haiti, targeting gang leaders and those who finance them, in the hope of easing months of violence and lawlessness which has fuelled a major humanitarian crisis.

Read the full story, “Security Council approves sanctions package for Haiti to quell gang violence”, on globalissues.org

22 October 2022, 08:15

More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday, expressing his sadness at the devastation.

Read the full story, “Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso”, on globalissues.org

22 October 2022, 08:15

Russia’s military escalation in Ukraine will lead to more suffering worldwide and must be reversed, said the UN’s political affairs chief on Friday, adding that further talk of possible nuclear weapons use could lead to a “dangerous spiral”.

Read the full story, “Ukraine war: Path of further escalation ‘must be reversed’, Security Council hears”, on globalissues.org