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History, Olive Trees And Football: What Keeps Palestinians Strong
Sunday, 4 February 2024, 8:22 am | Ramzy Baroud
Despite the horrific war in Gaza and the unprecedented number of casualties, millions of Palestinians in the Middle East and around the world took a brief respite from their collective pain to watch their national football team make history in Doha. ... More >>
World News In Brief: Drought In Ethiopia, Peacekeepers Wounded In DR Congo, Deadly Strike On Ukraine Aid Workers
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 7:20 pm | UN News
The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed for urgent funding to respond to rising hunger in the northern highlands region, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA , reported on Friday. Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara, Tigray ... More >>
Amrus Natalsya: The Last, Farewell And Thank You
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 7:14 pm | Globetrotter
Legendary Indonesian artist Amrus Natalsya passed away at the age of 90 on January 31, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The artist, who came of age just as his country emerged from colonialism, leaves behind nearly seven decades of creative work. His work bore witness ... More >>
Olive Groves, Farms In Southern Lebanon Destroyed In Rising Cross-border Violence With 86,000 People Forced To Flee
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 7:02 pm | Save The Children
Tens of thousands of families in southern Lebanon have lost their livelihoods and many their homes in the past four months after cross-border violence between Lebanon and Israel escalated, destroying 47,000 olive trees as well as other crops during ... More >>
Can Anyone Stop Roman’s Reign?
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 8:16 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
As the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship heads to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park for its third weekend, the question is who, if anyone can stop the Polish steamroller that is Roman Bilinski. Roman Bilinski leads the field heading ... More >>
Premiere Of New Mazda CX-70 Crossover SUV
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 8:13 pm | JCN Newswire
- The two-row mid-size SUV offers a hybrid-only powertrain lineup and bolsters Mazda's North American product lineup HIROSHIMA, Japan, Jan 31, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation ("Mazda") announced that Mazda North American Operations, ... More >>
MRD And JAAS Of China Signs MOU To Promote Rural Vitalization In SI
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 8:10 pm | Solomon Islands MRD
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) and Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) of China on 27 December 2023 signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in support of rural vitalization in the constituencies of Solomon ... More >>
Positive Pre-IND Meeting With US FDA For New Ovarian Cancer Cell Therapy
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 6:54 pm | Cartherics
Melbourne, Australia, 1 February 2024 – Cartherics Pty Ltd (“Cartherics” or “Company”), a biotechnology company developing immune cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a ... More >>
NZ Healthcare Workers Condemn Israeli Executions In Hospital And Call On The NZ Government To Act.
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 2:18 pm | Aotearoa Healthcare Workers For Palestine
For more than three months hospitals, medical facilities, patients, and healthcare workers in Gaza have been under sustained attack. From air, land and sea Israeli forces have systematically destroyed the health system in Gaza. “Israel has killed ... More >>
Boomi Secures Two Patents For AI Innovation
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 12:43 pm | Boomi
Sydney, Australia — February 1, 2024 — Boomi™ , the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, is proud to announce that it has been granted two new patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the field of Artificial ... More >>
Zim Ships Out Of Our Ports
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 11:21 am | Camilla Guerilla
We the people of Ōtautahi in support of Palestine are calling for the Christchurch City Council to keep ZIM Shipping out of our ports. ZIM is the major transporter of weapons of mass destruction and profits directly from the use of the Port of Lyttelton. ... More >>
Gaza: ICJ Ruling Offers Hope For Protection Of Civilians Enduring Apocalyptic Conditions, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 8:58 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
GENEVA (31 January 2024) – The landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) offers the first concrete hope to protect civilians in Gaza enduring apocalyptic humanitarian conditions, destruction, mass killing, wounding and irreparable trauma, ... More >>
UN FAO Conference Convenes To Guide Recovery And Reforms Of Agrifood Systems In Asia-Pacific For Future Food Security
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 7:57 pm | UN FAO
31/01/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – A major multilateral conference opened today in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo which aims to transform the Asia-Pacific region’s agrifood systems, after multiple human and economic crises have set back progress ... More >>
UN Chief To Meet UNRWA Donors, As Major Charities Call For Continued Support
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 7:51 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday, as major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) issued an urgent plea to keep lifesaving funds flowing. The UN chief met with ... More >>
Trip To Aus Must Prioritise Peace And Decolonisation, Not New Weapons
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 4:51 pm | Peace Action Wellington
“Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins' trip to Australia for a joint meeting with their Australian counterparts must prioritise the real security concerns in the Pacific region. This means peace, decolonisation ... More >>
Europe’s Moral Crisis: Is The EU A Direct Partner In The Israeli Genocide In Gaza?
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 4:49 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Europe stayed silent when Israel began pounding the besieged Gaza Strip with the kind of ferocity that could only lead to a genocide. In fact, Europe remained silent when the word ‘genocide’ quickly replaced the earlier reference to the ‘Israel-Hamas ... More >>
17 Toyota Group Companies Share Vision And Attitudes For The Future
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 8:50 pm | JCN Newswire
Toyota Group Vision: Inventing our path forward, together Toyota City, Japan, Jan 30, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Today, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman of the Board of Directors (Chairman) Akio Toyoda addressed an audience of chairmen, presidents, ... More >>
Certification Irregularities At Toyota Industries
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 5:28 pm | JCN Newswire
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 29, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Today, Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) reported to Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), which had commissioned TICO to develop diesel engines for automobiles, that it received a report from the special ... More >>
Double Podium To Start The Season For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 5:27 pm | ACN Newswire
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 29, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season with a double podium finish at Rallye Monte-Carlo with Sébastien Ogier second and Elfyn Evans third. ... More >>
Displaced Pregnant Women At High Risk In Gaza
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:19 am | Doctors Without Borders
Maha* went into labor as she arrived to the hospital, only to be turned away because all delivery rooms were full. Discouraged, she returned to her makeshift tent in the cold, one of many in Rafah’s camps for displaced people in Gaza, Palestine ... More >>
Funding Cuts Jeopardise Lives
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:16 am | Doctors Without Borders
Jerusalem - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply alarmed by the decision of some countries to suspend their funding to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which is a lifeline for millions ... More >>
UNRWA Funding Cuts Threaten Palestinian Lives In Gaza And Region, Say NGOs
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:06 am | Save The Children
As aid organisations, we are deeply concerned and outraged that some of the largest donors have united to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main aid provider for millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the region. ... More >>
Ukraine War: Political Affairs Chief Warns Against Rhetoric Fuelling ‘Already Dangerous Conflict’
Monday, 29 January 2024, 3:50 pm | UN News
The UN “is not in a position” to verify reports surrounding the crash of a Russian aircraft near the border with Ukraine, the Organization’s top political affairs official said on Thursday, calling on the warring sides to avoid fuelling “the ... More >>
Sidra Capital Launches Singapore-based VCC For Cross-Border Commodity Supply Chain Investments
Monday, 29 January 2024, 12:50 pm | Sidra Capital
SINGAPORE, Jan. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sidra Capital , a leading Shari’ah-compliant asset management firm regulated by the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority, is delighted to announce the launch of its maiden Singapore-domiciled variable capital ... More >>
Ireland Shows Australia How To Protect Cash
Monday, 29 January 2024, 12:34 pm | Cash Welcome
Ireland has showed Australia how to ensure consumers can access and use cash - by forcing supermarkets and chemists to accept cash. Australia's big banks and the cash industry are currently in talks to work out how to best support cash distribution. ... More >>
Freezing Aid To Gaza: Israel’s International War Against The UNRWA
Monday, 29 January 2024, 12:06 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Imperilled, tormented Palestinians in Gaza had little time to celebrate the January 26 order of the International Court of Justice. In a case brought by South Africa intended to facilitate a ceasefire and ease the suffering of the Gaza populace, Israel ... More >>
World News In Brief: UNHCR Chief On Frontlines In Ukraine, 10 Million Displaced In Sudan, Instability Grows In Lebanon
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 7:28 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has warned of dramatic humanitarian suffering throughout Ukraine and worsening conditions as war-affected civilians suffer through the harsh winter. Wrapping up a week-long visit to the country, he made a ... More >>
Gaza: UN Rights Office Condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli Mass Evacuation Orders
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 3:36 pm | UN News
Mass evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to the people of Gaza continue to push them “into ever smaller areas” amid “ever-intensifying violence” in likely violation of international humanitarian law, the UN human rights office, ... More >>
US: Türk Voices Regret Over First Ever Execution By Nitrogen Suffocation
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 3:35 pm | UN News
The UN human rights chief has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the United States on Thursday night through the country’s first ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation as a method of implementing the death penalty. “I deeply ... More >>
ICJ Verdict A Victory In Fight For Justice For Palestine
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 3:31 pm | The Maori Party
Today’s verdict from International Court of Justice is a significant step in the fight for justice for the Palestine people. South Africa’s case presented the brutality of Israel’s months of continual bombardment which has killed more than 25,000 people ... More >>
Haiti Crises Have Reached ‘A Critical Point’
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 2:53 pm | UN News
More than 8,400 people were victims of gang violence in Haiti last year, including killings, injuries and kidnappings – a 122 per cent increase over 2022, the UN Special Representative for the country told the UN Security Council on Thursday. ... More >>
People In Southern Gaza Run Out Of Healthcare Options
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 1:56 pm | MSF Australia
Amid ongoing heavy fighting and bombing in Khan Younis, south Gaza, vital medical services have collapsed at Nasser hospital, currently the largest functioning health facility in the enclave. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) ... More >>
International Day Of Clean Energy: Illuminating Pathways To A Sustainable Future
Friday, 26 January 2024, 7:46 pm | Regional Pacific NDC Hub
An Op-Ed by Iris-Cordelia Rotzol, Regional Pacific NDC Hub Project Manager As the world celebrates the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26, it is a poignant moment to recognize the pivotal role played by the Regional Pacific NDC Hub in charting ... More >>
More Than Half Of Children Fleeing To Europe Face Danger On Their Journeys, Survey Finds
Friday, 26 January 2024, 7:32 pm | Save The Children
More than half of children fleeing into Europe reported feeling in danger on their long journeys from people smugglers, border officials and police, according to a report by Save the Children as EU leaders finalise new pact on migration. The child ... More >>
NZ Indigenous Organisation Leads Opening Of Indigenous Embassy In Jerusalem
Friday, 26 January 2024, 12:56 pm | Indigenous Coalition For Israel
Indigenous Coalition For Israel is pleased to announce the opening of an indigenous embassy in Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, who spearheaded the initiative along with the ICFI said, “We are grateful to the ICFI leadership ... More >>
Fujitsu And Red Hat Deliver Digital Transformation For Panasonic Connect With New Agile Consulting Services
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 6:56 pm | ACN Newswire
TOKYO, Jan 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited and Red Hat K.K. (hereinafter Red Hat) today announced the launch of new agile consulting services to help Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. transform into a hypothesis-testing business. The new service is ... More >>
Olympus Closes The Acquisition Of Korean Gastrointestinal Stent Company, Taewoong Medical Co., Ltd
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 6:54 pm | JCN Newswire
TOKYO and SEOUL, Jan 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announced the closing of the acquisition of Taewoong Medical ... More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Shakira Speaks Up For Children
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 6:31 pm | UN News
Shakira has long helped raise awareness for the rights of the world’s most vulnerable children, so on the heels of the International Day of Education , marked annually on 24 January, we took a look at the Grammy-award winning singer’s work with the ... More >>
NZNO Condemns Targeting Of Hospitals And Health Workers In Gaza
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says it is gravely concerned at reports of hospital and health workers being targeted in Gaza. escalating loss of life among health workers and other civilians in the ... More >>
15-year Voter Registration Time Limit Removed For British Nationals In New Zealand
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:33 pm | British High Commission
British and eligible Irish citizens who have been living in New Zealand for more than 15 years are now eligible to vote in the upcoming UK General Election. A new law means that a previous time limit has now been removed. Brits living overseas ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Iran To Respect International Law And Stop Horrific Executions Of Protesters
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 January 2023) – UN experts* today strongly condemned the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou, a 23-year-old with a long-term psychosocial disability, and urged Iran to comply with its obligations under international human rights law. “We ... More >>
Rejection Of Two-State Solution By Israeli Leadership "Unacceptable," Says Guterres
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 9:27 am | UN News
Top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip and the whole Middle East in the UN Security Council , against the backdrop of Israel’s unrelenting military operation, mounting death toll and escalating global calls for an immediate ... More >>
Iran Urged To Halt ‘horrific Wave Of Executions’
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 9:20 am | UN News
The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran's execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests. Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, who reportedly had a mental health ... More >>
War In Gaza: “We Are At The Limits Of What We Can Do”
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 10:54 am | Doctors Without Borders
With the advance of the Israeli forces, and due to the massive bombardments and ground fighting, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are focusing their activities in the south of the Gaza Strip. In mid-December, we began supporting the Rafah Indonesian ... More >>
Malaysia: States Must Call Out Violations Of Civic Freedoms At Upcoming UN Review
Monday, 22 January 2024, 7:35 pm | CIVICUS
CIVICUS, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and SUARAM call upon states to use the upcoming human rights review of Malaysia at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to call out its ongoing failure to fully implement ... More >>
World Bank Boosts Support For Tonga To Build Resilience, Strengthen Disaster Preparedness
Monday, 22 January 2024, 11:57 am | World Bank
WASHINGTON, January 21, 2024 – The Kingdom of Tonga, one of the world’s most exposed countries to climate change and natural disasters, will receive a US$25 million (TOP$58.7 million) World Bank grant to strengthen financial and debt sustainability ... More >>
Carnegie To Chair World Energy Council Committee
Monday, 22 January 2024, 11:08 am | Energy Resources Aotearoa
Energy Resources Aotearoa is proud to announce that its Chief Executive John Carnegie has been appointed as Interim Chair of the Council’s Finance and Audit Committee. He takes a position on the World Energy Council Board as a result. This is the first ... More >>
Xie Opens CTFROC Account With Fine Win At Taupo
Monday, 22 January 2024, 6:47 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
China’s Gerrard Xie took a fine win in the second race of the opening Castrol Toyota FR Oceania weekend at the Taupo Motorsport Park today, passing long-time leader Alex Crosbie in style to win a dramatic race. Alex Crosbie leads at the start but ... More >>
Two Mothers Killed Each Hour In Gaza Conflict: UN Women
Monday, 22 January 2024, 6:41 am | UN News
Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since hostilities erupted more than 100 days ago, according to a UN Women report published on Friday. The report examines ... More >>
Carnage in Gaza: ‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President
Sunday, 21 January 2024, 8:10 pm | UN News
The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages as the “only credible course of action” to address the conflict. Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Summit in the ... More >>
UN Aid Official Urges Increased Support For Niger
Friday, 19 January 2024, 7:17 pm | UN News
A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk. Approximately 4.3 million people, over ... More >>
Eisai: Antiepileptic Drug Fycompa Injection Formulation Approved In Japan
Friday, 19 January 2024, 7:15 pm | JCN Newswire
Addressing Medical Needs for Treatment Through a Non-Oral Administration Route TOKYO, Jan 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has obtained marketing authorization approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and ... More >>
JCB And Sunway Healthcare Group Signed Memorandum Of Understanding For Medical Tourism To Malaysia
Friday, 19 January 2024, 7:14 pm | JCN Newswire
TOKYO & Malaysia, Jan 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - PT JCB International Indonesia, subsidiaries of JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB) and Sunway Healthcare Group, one of the leading integrated private healthcare groups with a network of hospitals and ... More >>
A Puff In The Wrong Direction: Australia's Misguided Vape Ban
Friday, 19 January 2024, 11:56 am | CAPHRA
In a controversial move that has left public health advocates and consumers in a cloud of disbelief, the Australian Government has decided to effectively ban vapes, a decision that flies in the face of harm reduction evidence and the rights of smokers ... More >>
Over 450,000 Children Institutionalized Across Europe, Central Asia
Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:16 am | UN News
More than 450,000 children are living in residential care homes across Europe and Central Asia, highlighting that a “painful legacy” of neglect, abuse, exploitation, and psychological trauma is far from over, according to a UNICEF report released ... More >>
NZ Business Trade Trip Ignored Israel’s Illegal Occupation Before Gaza Genocide
Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:07 am | Peace Action Wellington
“ Documents released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment show that 60 business leaders, led by Simon Bridges, were planning a trade trip to Israel immediately prior to the war. They gave no consideration to Israel’s illegal occupation ... More >>
Vocus To Roll Out 1.6 Tb/s Technology With Ciena’s WaveLogic 6
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 10:21 am | Vocus Communications
SYDNEY, Australia –January 18, 2024 – To satisfy rising bandwidth demands and cut energy use across its network, Vocus will deploy Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) industry-leading WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 1.6 Tb/s coherent technology across its long haul and ... More >>
Gaza Crisis: Back Two-State Solution Urges UN Chief, ‘once And For All’
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:21 am | UN News
Unremitting conflict in Gaza has already sparked regional insecurity and is clear evidence that the international community needs to throw its weight behind a two-State solution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to resolve the enduring crisis “once ... More >>
Brazil: Crisis In Yanomami Territory, One Year After Operation To Remove Goldminers
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:20 am | Survival International
Experts have warned that an acute health crisis is ravaging the Yanomami people in Brazil’s northern Amazon, one year on from a major government operation intended to rid the area of illegal goldminers. Figures from the official health service in ... More >>
New Hydrogen-rich Compounds Emerge From Study On Unexplored Combination Of 3 Chemical Elements For Superconductivity
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:17 am | Skoltech
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from MIPT and China’s Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research have computationally explored the stability of the bizarre compounds of hydrogen, lanthanum, and magnesium that exist ... More >>