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APEC Forum Concludes in South Korea with Call for Economic Cooperation and Balance between the U.S. and China
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum concluded in Gyeongju, South Korea, after two days of intense discussions focused on strengthening supply chains, promoting digital innovation, and advancing toward sustainable and inclusive growth. Under the theme “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow: Connect, Innovate, Prosper,” leaders of the 21 member economies committed to an agenda aimed at economic…
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Chemical Pollution Driving Men’s Health Crisis – Stronger EU Action Needed
Brussels, November 4, 2025. A new report commissioned by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) warns that chemical pollution is fuelling a growing men’s health crisis in Europe. Prostate and testicular cancers and infertility are on the rise. Mounting evidence links these trends to exposure to phthalates, PFAS, pesticides and microplastics with widespread contamination across…
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Bullying: 4 in 5 Countries Have no Laws Protecting LGBTI Youth
Geneva (Switzerland), 5 November 2025 – A large part of the world has yet to adopt explicit legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex (LGBTI) youth in schools against bullying, ILGA World said today. New data published on the ILGA World Database reveals that only 6 UN member States have adopted anti-bullying legislation that protects youth…
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What’s The Real Reason Why The Economist Wants Europe To Spend $400 Billion More On Ukraine?
Federalizing the EU, not the political fantasy of defeating Russia, is the real goal, which requires another four years of proxy warfare and at least another $400 billion to complete. The Economist argued that the EU and the UK should meet Ukraine’s estimated $390 billion financing needs over the next four years. In their words, “Another…
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Sudan’s Civil War Ravages The Core Of Our Humanity
Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, and so far, several rounds of peace talks have been of no avail in bringing an end to the horrific, ongoing conflict. Two generals who were aligned in bringing about the coup of 2021 are now the leaders of the opposing sides: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the…
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy Shows Us We Have No Choice
In the opening scene of Abby Martin and Mike Prysner’s new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, an unhoused veteran sits and plays piano in an encampment in Brentwood, California. He lives in an encampment popularly known as “Veterans Row,” where tents are draped in U.S. flags and people walking by are reminded of how often the…
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How Was This Possible? – A short note by Partha Banerjee, Brooklyn, New York.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory is not just a historic victory for a new-generation immigrant youth. Not just a stunning victory for the son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother who rose from nothing. Behind this victory is the huge role of America’s socialists who have been working for many years, which the New York…
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(Chile) Responsabilizarse del otro: El legado que los fundadores de Población La Victoria traspasan a las nuevas generaciones
“¡Vamos a la Toma!” “¡Juventud y gloria, La Victoria!”, corean una veintena de niños y niñas junto a sus apoderados y educadores de párvulos mientras desfilan por las calles de su barrio, durante la mañana del pasado 30 de octubre. Es la nueva generación descendiente – algunos son bisnietos- de las 1.200 familias que llegaron…
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Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Marks a New Political Generation in New York City
Zohran Mamdani’s recent win represents an important milestone in New York City’s political life — but this time, the significance goes well beyond a single campaign. What emerged in this election is the visible force of a new generation of activists: young organizers, tenants, workers, and artists who are finding their collective voice and reshaping…
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Bogotá mobilizes in support of mental health
In a somewhat unstable socio-political context, a few days before October 10, the date on which World Mental Health Day is celebrated each year, Bogotá was the epicenter of a silent revolution that promises to transform the way the world understands and treats mental health. Thanks to the tireless efforts of its promoter, Patricia Mena,…