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CrimeSecurityWorld

Fears of ethnic cleansing send thousands fleeing

September 25, 2023 Thomas Klausen 1137 Views Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Ethnic cleansing,  Nagorno-Karabakh,  Russia

Thousands of people are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh because of an Azerbaijani military offensive, according to multiple reports from the BBC and The Guardian. The refugees fear ethnic cleansing.

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InequalityPublic Health

Monkeypox: WHO declares a ‘public health emergency’

July 24, 2022 Thomas Klausen 470 Views Health,  Monkeypox,  Monkeypox virus,  WHO

The World Health Organization on 23 July declared the outbreak of monkeypox ‘a public health emergency of international concern’. Although the members on the WHO committee failed

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InequalityPovertyPublic HealthUnited StatesWorld

How the coronavirus has increased inequality

August 19, 2020 Thomas Klausen 1438 Views Corona,  Coronavirus,  COVID-19,  Economics,  Inequality,  International relations,  Poverty,  United States,  Virus outbreak

The Corona virus has in the most extraordinary way demonstrated how vulnerable the world really is. Indeed, the current crisis has shown how the coronavirus has increased

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A protester in favour of women's rights is holding up a sign that says fuck your abortion ban
InequalityUnited States

Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban

October 31, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1362 Views Abortion,  abortion ban,  Inequality,  United States of America,  US,  Women's rights

Women’s rights activists reacted with horror and dismay to the Alabama abortion ban. The ban was to stop almost all kinds of abortions, no matter the reason.

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EnvironmentIndia

India bans single-use plastics (in some locations)

October 2, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2086 Views Climate Change,  Environment,  India,  Prahlad Patel,  Single-use plastics,  The Archaeological Survey of India

India plans to combat the unsustainable use of single-use plastics by not allowing them on the premises of historical monuments or within 100 metres of them, report

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EnvironmentTechnology

Danish windmills break record

September 17, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1993 Views Climate Change,  Denmark,  Renewable energy sources,  Wind,  Windmills

Windmills are great when it comes to transforming energy production from black to green. And some countries excel in using them. Denmark is one of those countries.

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Coal-fired power plant
Climate ChangeEnvironmentEurope

Phasing out coal: Britain making good progress

June 1, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1737 Views Climate Change,  Coal,  Environment,  Phasing out coal,  Progress

Phasing out coal as a energy resource is a goal for many countries. Therefore, there is some good news from Great Britain regarding climate change. For the

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BrexitBusinessEurope

Brexit: Yet another defeat for Theresa May

March 29, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1660 Views Brexit,  Donald Tusk,  EU,  House of Commons,  Jean-Claude Juncker,  No-deal,  Theresa May,  United Kingdom

On the day that the UK was originally supposed to leave the EU, the House of Commons has – for the third time – rejected PM Theresa

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InequalityWorld

Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1978 Views Emma Watson,  Equality,  Global Fund for Women,  Human Rights Watch,  Inequality,  International Women's Day,  UN Women,  Women,  Women's rights

On 8 March every year the world celebrates women.  It’s a time to assess the progress made – or the lack thereof – for women all over

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CrimeUnited States

Cohen accuses Trump of being a “racist”

February 27, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2940 Views Donald Trump,  House of Representatives,  House Oversight Committee,  Michael Cohen,  Stormy Daniels

Michael Cohen accuses Trump of being a “racist” in the widely anticipated public testimony. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer appeared before the House Oversight and Reform

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