Yearly Archives: 2018

Consumers and Private Sector critical in fighting droughts and land degradation, says UN

By UNCCD Press ReleaseQUITO, Ecuador , Jun 17 2018 (UNCCD) More than 3.2 billion people, or 2 in every 5 people, are impacted by land degradation today and up to 143 million people could move within their countries by 2050 to escape water scarcity and falling crop productivity due to the slow onset impacts of climate change. To avoid these …

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Trump's Decision To Separate Families Heats Up Immigration Debate

Enlarge this image Protesters in San Antonio pray during a Rally For Our Children event to protest the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP The Trump administration’s decision to separate children from their families as a way to curb illegal immigration is adding fuel to an already fiery debate over immigration. A group …

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Hundreds March To Texas Tent City Holding Detained Immigrant Kids

Rep. Beto O’Rourke organized the Fathers’ Day march in just a couple of days. Hundreds of people showed up to protest the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the border. (Image credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe)

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North Korea 'sought diplomatic back channel through Jared Kushner'

Jared Kushner was partly responsible for setting up a diplomatic back channel with North Korea that led to the Singapore summit. Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser was approached by an American businessman based in Singapore last year, the New York Times reported. Gabriel Schulze, whose family made a fortune in the mining business, told Mr Kushner that a highly …

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