Israeli bombs continue to fall on Gaza, killing Palestinian civilians with abandon. Al Jazeera published a story about the destruction of 24 hospitals in Gaza, each of them bombed mercilessly by the Israeli military. Half of the 35,000 Palestinians killed by Israel were children, their bodies littering the overwhelmed morgues and mosques of Gaza. The former United Nations assistant secretary-general for human rights Andrew Gilmour told BBC Newsnight that the Palestinians are experiencing...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Delegates from around the world are meeting in Ottawa this week, trying to create a legally binding treaty that would address not just how plastics are discarded, but also how much plastic is produced in the first place and how it is used. If the governments can agree, the treaty could become the most significant […]
Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday to agree a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and within human blood and breast milk.
Have you ever wondered if there are more insects out at night than during the day?
For Gemma Sharp, a Junior Sister at St Luke’s Hospice, says that the traditional response – to get to the other side – has a hidden meaning. “I hadn’t realised that the joke about the chicken crossing the road is actually about death,” she says. “My friends thought it was just a silly joke, as I did too, but crossing the road is just another of the euphemisms we use for death. “And it’s a good example of why you shouldn’t use terms and niceties when talking about death and dying because there is...
A handful of fossil fuel-dependent nations calling themselves the 'Like-Minded Countries' have argued against limiting production or banning certain chemicals
Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply divided over what the treaty should include as talks began on Tuesday. If governments can agree on a legally binding treaty that addresses
Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for
Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition? No more. Still, don’t say merger yet. Deadline has confirmed that Sony Picture Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra has been in talks with Apollo Global Management about making a go for Paramount. This despite Skydance/Redbird Capital being in exclusive talks with
Nations agreed in 2022 to finalise a world-first treaty by the end of 2024, with concrete measures to battle plastic pollution around the world.
Shafaqna Science- This week, countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty. However, they face a challenging task in the Canadian capital, where parties are deeply divided over what the treaty should include. As reported by Reuters, talks start on Tuesday. Should governments succeed in reaching
Hampr analyzed data and used historical and academic research to find out why laundry remains one of the most unequally divided household chores.