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UN chief convenes ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit, without China or US
Floodwaters cover a farm and a house after the country's record rainstorm in the village of Kastro, near Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Sept. 7, 2023
AP / Vaggelis Kousioras
2023-09-20, Dawn
UN Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres is set on Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its outset by the absence of speakers from the world’s top two emitters,...
In Our Chaotic World, Can People Find Peace Within?
Sign that says "Stop War!!!" at the peace rally in Piazza Donatori del Sangue in Mestre, Venezia, Veneto, Italy. The rally was motivated by the russian invasion of Ukraine in february 2022. Picture taken on the 26th of february in 2022. 2022-02-26
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2023-09-20, Gallup
International Day of Peace is on the horizon, but global peace couldn’t feel more out of reach. As The Economist reported in April, “[Since 2011] a new wave...
Drought continues to slow down the Panama Canal
A cargo ship sails toward the Pacific Ocean after passing though the Panama Canal, seen from Panama City
AP / Agustin Herrera
2023-09-13, La Prensa Latina
Panama City, 12 Sept (EFE).- The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), RicaurteVásquez, admitted that the canal has suffered its “most serious” crisis due...
Today in History, Sept. 25, 20232023-09-25
The Sharon Herald: Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2022. There are 97 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who’d been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas,...
Houston-Japan VLGC freight rates reach multi-year high amid Panama Canal-related delays2023-09-24
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide: VLGC freight rates from Houston to Chiba, Japan,...
Panama drought and its impact on bulk shipping2023-09-24
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide: The Panama Canal, a key player in global shipping,...
'Endless': one Venezuelan's arduous odyssey to the US2023-09-24
Emporia Gazette: At 32, Venezuelan Victor Manuel Atencio had finally had it: The crisis roiling his country, he felt, had ruined all his hopes for the future.� So he made the difficult decision to emigrate to the United States -- a grueling odyssey that ended up taking two...
Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels2023-09-24
The Eagle-Tribune: IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) — As a train roared in the distance, some 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. snapped into action. Families with young children sleeping on top of cardboard boxes and young men and women tucked away in tents...
GUEST VIEW: Meet the original mail-order brides2023-09-24
Odessa American: By J. Mark Powell If you are of a certain age — say, old enough to be president of the United States in 2023 — you might remember the TV sitcom “Here Come the Brides.” (If you aren’t a certain age, you didn’t miss much.) Apart from making Bobby Sherman a...
Canara Bank fraud case: ED summons UAE-based ex-promoter of Jet Airways2023-09-24
Indian Express: THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate (ED) has summoned UAE-based businessman Hasmukh Gardi, former promoter of Jet Airways who is close to the airline\u2019s founder, Naresh Goyal, in connection with the Rs 538-crore Canara Bank fraud. The central agency will question...
Mexico leader seeks visit with Biden on migrants2023-09-24
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: MEXICOCITY -- Mexico's top diplomat, Alicia Barcena, said PresidentAndres Manuel Lopez Obrador wants to travel to Washington, D.C., in early November to meet with U.S. PresidentJoe Biden about immigration, development aid and drug trafficking. Friday's...
He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man's case offers a glimpse into US immigration court2023-09-24
NBC Bay Area: The Afghan man speaks only Farsi, but he wasn't worried about representing himself in U.S. immigration court. He believed the details of his asylum claim spoke for themselves. Mohammad was a university professor, teaching human rights courses in Afghanistan...
Grain Corridor Picks Up as Ukraine Hits Russian Navy Command Centers2023-09-24
The Maritime Executive: Traffic on Ukraine's unilaterally-organized sea route to and from Odesa is beginning to pick up in earnest. The second ship to enter and leave Chornomorsk without Russian permission has arrived at Istanbul, demonstrating the potential of a new near-coastal...
Immunizing Politicians With Judicial Problems2023-09-24
MENA FN: (MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) The deputies continue to test citizen patience, presenting legislative initiatives that seek to modify the electoral landscape, in order to adjust it to their exact size, ... ......
CD- Panameñista Alliance Plans To Exit Parlacen - Blandon2023-09-24
MENA FN: (MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) Jose– Isabel Blando–n, The candidate for vice president of the Republic of Panama, for the alliance between the Panamen~ista Party and Democratic Change (CD) in the next ... ......
LIVE REPLAY: Pacific SitRep - Chinese Operations In Panama 9/22/232023-09-24
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International Kullu Dussehra Festival: CMSukhuinaugurates the curtain raiser, releases brochure2023-09-24
Beijing News: Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) , September 24 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief MinisterThakurSukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the curtain raiser and released a brochure for the upcoming InternationalKullu DussehraFestival, marking a significant step in the...