Tag: International

UN Report Aims to Globally Decriminalize Sex With Minors, Prostitution, and More

April 20, 2023
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Using drugs or alcohol while pregnant is not a crime, and neither is sex with a minor or defecating on a public sidewalk, according to a recent United Nations report that seeks to globally decriminalize a host of behaviors related to sex, HIV, gender expression, drug possession and use, homelessness, and poverty. The report, written…

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Surging Terror Raids Following Controversial Elections in Nigeria Renew ‘Caliphate’ Fears

April 20, 2023
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JOS, Nigeria—A wave of terrorist attacks following Nigeria’s presidential elections has terrified Christians and renewed fears of an Islamic caliphate in Africa’s most populous nation. At least 1,041 Christians have been killed across the country since January by Islamic extremists, according to Emeka Umeagbalasi, a respected criminologist and genocide researcher. Umeagbalasi said the attacks are…

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Feral Cat Hunting Competition Cancelled After Animal Rights Activists Raise Concerns

April 20, 2023
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The addition of a new feral cat category in an annual hunting competition in rural New Zealand has sparked public outrage, prompting organisers to scrap the category. Organisers of the North Canterbury Hunting Competition expressed their disappointment at the withdrawal, a move they said was made to avoid further backlash. Under the category, kids under…

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Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Tailpipe Standards

April 20, 2023
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U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…

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Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Emissions Standards

April 20, 2023
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U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…

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Ukraine, Poland Strike Deal to Restart Transit of Grain

April 19, 2023
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WARSAW, Poland—Polish and Ukrainian officials say convoys of Ukrainian grain transiting Poland for export abroad will be sealed, guarded, and monitored to ensure the produce stops flooding the Polish market and playing havoc with prices. Tuesday’s announcement came after two days of intensive talks following protests by Polish farmers, who said much of the Ukrainian…

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US-Made Patriot Guided Missile Systems Arrive in Ukraine

April 19, 2023
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KYIV, Ukraine—American-made Patriot missiles have arrived in Ukraine, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday, providing Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian airstrikes that have devastated cities and civilian infrastructure. The U.S. agreed in October to send the surface-to-air systems, which can target aircraft, cruise missiles and shorter-range ballistic missiles such as those…

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Confidence in Childhood Vaccine Dips by 44 Percent During COVID-19

April 19, 2023
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A new report on immunisation suggests that confidence in childhood vaccines has fallen up to 44 percent in 52 countries coinciding with the largest sustained backslide in childhood immunization in 30 years, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The only three countries where vaccine confidence remained steady were China, India, and Mexico. The data from these…

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Selling National Security Intel for Dough? But Why?

April 19, 2023
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Commentary Selling defence and national security information is a serious matter. From a national security and defence perspective, you can’t get much more serious. Selling it to a less-than-friendly player is to be treated even more seriously. So what are we to make of the allegations (and let’s remember that is all it is at…

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Kyiv Cries Foul After Minsk Hosts Moscow-Backed Leader of Donetsk Region

April 19, 2023
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with the head of the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), drawing spirited protests from Ukrainian officials. Kyiv and its Western allies reject the legitimacy of the DPR and view the Donetsk region as a Russian-occupied territory. In a statement, Ukraine’s foreign ministry condemned the meeting between Lukashenko and DPR head…

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