If all of us chip in the cost of a coffee we can rush them cash immediately to pay expensive court fees, and STOP Leonardo sending weapons to Israel. Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed a significant surge in Jewish protest over Israel’s starvation/genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. On July 28,… More Jewish LeadersContinue reading “More Jewish Leaders are Speaking Out on Gaza: But Will it Be Enough?”
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Israel condemns Keir Starmer over plan to recognise Palestine
The Times July 30 Sir Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will join France in formally recognising a Palestinian state in September, unless Israel takes action to end the “appalling” situation in Gaza. The announcement was met with criticism by Israel. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said that the decision “rewards Hamas’s monstrous terrorismContinue reading “Israel condemns Keir Starmer over plan to recognise Palestine”
Battling leprosy, US-funded programmes across Africa laid off by USAID freeze, Forced sterilisation and forgotten famine
Dan and Babs Izzett both contracted leprosy in Zimbabwe in the 1970s CREDIT: Simon Townsley Battling leprosy stigma from the West Country The winding lanes that lead to Dan and Babs Izzett’s house could not be more quintessentially English. A churchyard, a village green and a pub dip in and out of view on theContinue reading “Battling leprosy, US-funded programmes across Africa laid off by USAID freeze, Forced sterilisation and forgotten famine”
Global health matters for the first half of August 2024
A record number of solar panels were installed across Africa last year CREDIT: WIKUS DE WET/AFP via Getty Images In remote regions of Kenya, hunger can strike with devastating suddenness. Droughts and flooding, pests and disease are all ever-present threats to rural communities here and elsewhere in Africa. Making perishable harvests last is the keyContinue reading “Global health matters for the first half of August 2024”
Monkeypox or mpox virus, famine, food aid and climate shocks
Today’s top stories Mosquitoes at Singapore’s National Environmental Agency CREDIT: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images An enclosure at Singapore’s National Environmental Agency is filled with Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes. Since 2016, the city state has been releasing five million mosquitoes infected with the bacteria every week in a bid to wipe out dengue. Wolbachia prevents the mosquitoesContinue reading “Monkeypox or mpox virus, famine, food aid and climate shocks”
Global health news for June 2023
The colossal Thwaites glacier rivals the state of Florida in size CREDIT: NASA/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock Antarctica’s colossal ‘doomsday’ Thwaites glacier rivals the state of Florida in size and holds enough water to raise the ocean by 65 centimetres. The icy mass already accounts for 4 per cent of the planet’s sea level rise and loses 50Continue reading “Global health news for June 2023”
Ban Ki-moon called for ramping up adaptation measures to climate disasters happening around the world
In the first week of September, Louise Boyle spoke with Ban Ki-moon, former secretary general of the United Nations, about the worsening impacts of the climate crisis and upcoming climate summit, Cop27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
The New York Times from July 18 – July 24
A life-threatening heat wave was continuing its march in the 4th week of July, across Western Europe, whilst in Italy there was again a political crisis.
Bloomberg’s view on the world for the fourth week of June 2022
June 27 G-7 Latest: Oil-Price Cap in Focus as Zelenskiy Addresses Summit Dazzling Mountain Views Can’t Hide Darker Mood Among G-7 Leaders US Resuscitates Bid at G-7 to Counter China’s Belt and Road Ban on New Gold Imports From Russia Seen as ‘Largely Symbolic’ Follow our latest coverage of the G-7 summit here. Russia defaultsContinue reading “Bloomberg’s view on the world for the fourth week of June 2022”
Grain shortages affect international markets
Ukraine is the granary of Europe and a limitation of harvest possibilities can already be felt in Europe and even worse in Africa where this war can also cause famine.
Some View on the World 