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3 May 2021

For peat’s sake, get to the crux of the matter | Letter

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Readers respond to an article on the battle to burn England’s moorlands Why is an otherwise balanced article on the importance of peat bogs (‘It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands, 1 May) framed by the grouse moor landowners’ point of view, beginning with the title and ending with a

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3 May 2021

UN Women Launches New Programme to Foster Economic Participation in Care Industry

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Credit: UN Women/Olivia Owen By Eugenia Shevchenko, Lotte-Marie Brouwer and Minji Kwag*BANGKOK, Thailand, May 3 2021 (IPS) The lockdowns and illnesses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically increased the need to care for children, the elderly and the sick. And in societies where gender inequality and biased norms persist, most of this burden

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3 May 2021

The Guardian view on German politics: is green the new normal? | Editorial

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Global heating is now setting the parameters of political debate These are heady days to be a German Green. Last month, Die Grünen chose 40-year-old Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for chancellor in September’s federal election. Since then there has been a huge influx of new members excited by the prospect of what is shaping

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2 May 2021

Is Press Freedom Incompatible with Gender Empowerment?

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Women journalists in Kabul June 2019. Credit: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)/Fardin Waezi By Thalif Deen*UNITED NATIONS, May 2 2021 (IPS) In the contemporary world of journalism, female reporters face a double jeopardy: they are increasingly targeted both as journalists and as women– particularly in repressive regimes and misogynistic societies. As the United Nations

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2 May 2021

Climate activist arrested after gluing himself to Westminster Bridge

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Nine arrests made in London as hundreds took part in individual Extinction Rebellion acts to protest lack of action on climate crisis Nine people were arrested on Saturday including a man who glued himself to Westminster Bridge in London in protest at a lack of government action two years after parliament declared a climate emergency.

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1 May 2021

A Year Later, COVID-19 Continues to Show the Fragility of Food Security

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Almost thirty countries are facing an imminent food crisis caused by COVID-19. Photo: Stefanie Glinski /FAO By Mario LubetkinROME, May 1 2021 (IPS) More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its fragility. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported in

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