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A woman in traditional dress in rural Turkey holds one of her animals.
Turkey urged to reverse decision ditching women’s rights accord
ANKARA — Turkey’s decision to ditch a landmark international treaty to tackle violence against women and girls, could significantly set back efforts to tackle the problem, top UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Wednesday.The warning from UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, follows President Recep Erdogan’s announcement in March last year that Turkey was pulling out of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, effective 1 July.The accord is better known as the Istanbul Convention, after the Turkish city where it opened for signatures in 2011.Officially, around one in four women in Tukey has suffered physical or sexual abuse by their partners, according to the latest...
July 28, 2022

Turkey urged to reverse decision ditching women’s rights accord

Serious rationing of energy possible this winter, says IEA head.
Gas prices soar as Russia cuts German supply
BRUSSELS — Gas prices have soared after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week.European gas prices rose 9%, trading close to its earlier all-time high after Russia invaded Ukraine.Critics accuse the Russian government of using gas as a political weapon.Russia has been cutting flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, with it now operating at less than a fifth of its normal capacity.Germany imports 55% of its gas from Russia and most of it comes through Nord Stream 1 - with the rest coming from land-based pipelines.Russian energy firm Gazprom has sought to justify the latest cut by saying it was needed to allow maintenance work on a turbine.The German government, however, said there was no technical...
July 27, 2022

Gas prices soar as Russia cuts German supply

The opening of the Peljesac bridge was greeted with a glittering firework display and a day of celebration.
Fanfare as Croatia's Chinese-built bridge finally opens
ZAGREB — Hailed as one of the biggest moments in Croatian history, a long-awaited bridge has opened that links southern coastal areas to the rest of the country.Until now, Croatians had to cross land belonging to Bosnia and Herzegovina.The 2.4km (1.5-mile) Peljesac bridge was built by China but largely funded by the European Union.Celebrations took place throughout the day, with 250 runners crossing the bridge and small boats with Croatian flags sailing beneath the six pylons.Residents also took the opportunity to walk along the initial stretch of the bridge before the day culminated in a glittering firework display.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a video message at the ceremony. His Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic declared "tonight, we are uniting Croatia!" and...
July 27, 2022

Fanfare as Croatia's Chinese-built bridge finally opens

A woman crosses a boulevard in central Odesa in Ukraine.
Ukraine: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa
KYIV — The UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, delivered supplies on Tuesday to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of Odesa, the crucial Black Sea port which Russia bombed on Saturday, just hours after signing a landmark deal to allow Ukrainian grain to reach millions of food insecure people across the world.Using a total of 27 cargo trucks, UNICEF was able to access the southern Ukrainian city and pre-position water purification equipment, sanitation and hygiene supplies, to prevent sickness due to lack of clean water and sanitation – a major threat to vulnerable families caught in war.Around 110,000 people will benefit said UNICEF, from the filters and chemicals which were part of the aid delivery, along with hygiene kits which should help keep some 14,000...
July 27, 2022

Ukraine: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa

Victor Orban delivered the speech in Romania
Hungary PM’s adviser resigns over 'pure Nazi' speech
BUDAPEST — A member of Viktor Orban's inner circle has resigned after the Hungarian prime minister spoke out against becoming "peoples of mixed race".Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist Orban for 20 years, described the speech as a "pure Nazi text", according to Hungarian media.The International Auschwitz Committee of Holocaust survivors called the speech "stupid and dangerous".Orban's spokesman said the media had misrepresented the comments.The speech took place on Saturday in a region of Romania which has a large Hungarian community.In it, Orban said European peoples should be free to mix with one another, but that mixing with non-Europeans created a "mixed-race world"."We are willing to mix with one another, but we do not...
July 27, 2022

Hungary PM’s adviser resigns over 'pure Nazi' speech

TalkTV said Kate McCann was fine but medical advice was not to continue with the debate.
Truss-Sunak debate scrapped after host faints on air
LONDON — The latest Tory leadership debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss has been canceled after the presenter fainted on air.The Sun and TalkTV debate, hosted by journalist Kate McCann, abruptly halted around halfway through after a loud crash was heard.TalkTV said McCann was "fine" but the channel had been given medical advice not to continue."We apologize to our viewers and listeners," the channel added.The leadership candidates tweeted that they were relieved to hear McCann was fine, and indicated they would be happy to stage a rematch.The TalkTV presenter had been due to co-host the debate alongside the Sun's political editor Harry Cole, but he pulled out after testing positive for Covid.Before it was halted, the latest televised debate between the two...
July 27, 2022

Truss-Sunak debate scrapped after host faints on air

The monkeypox virus can be spread through direct exposure to lesions. — courtesy Harun Tulunay
WHO: We believe Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped
GENEVA — The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, “with the right strategies in the right groups”.But “time is going by and we all need to pull together to make that happen”, warned Dr. Rosamund Lewis, WHO Technical Lead on Monkeypox, who was speaking the regular press briefing Geneva.A public health emergencyOn Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the spread of the virus to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the organization’s highest level of alert.“Through this, we hope to enhance coordination, cooperation of countries and all stakeholders, as well as global solidarity,” Dr. Lewis said.WHO assessed the risk posed to public health by Monkeypox in...
July 26, 2022

WHO: We believe Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped

Mangroves in Lake Sentarum in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. — courtesy CIFOR/Yayan Indriatmoko
Global awareness critical to protect world’s mangroves: UN science chief
GENEVA — Time is running out to protect the world’s mangroves, which are not only home to many species but also an important hedge against climate impacts, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Tuesday.The UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called for greater global awareness about these critical coastal areas in her message to mark the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.It is estimated that more than three quarters of mangroves in the world are now threatened, “and with them all the fine balances that depend on them”, she said.Restoration project Azoulay announced that next month, UNESCO will launch a new mangrove restoration project in seven Latin American countries: Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El...
July 26, 2022

Global awareness critical to protect world’s mangroves: UN science chief

Freedom is a price worth paying — UK PM hopeful urges tough stance on China
Beijing hits back as UK leadership contenders sharpen China rhetoric
HONG KONG — Beijing has urged candidates vying to be Britain's next Prime Minister to refrain from "hyping up the so-called 'China threat,'" as foreign relations with the Asian economic giant emerge as a key issue in the closely-fought leadership race.Both former finance minister Rishi Sunak and his rival, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, have talked tough as they challenge for the top role, framing the United Kingdom as needing to defend its values against China's influence — and Beijing has taken notice."I want to make it clear to certain British politicians that making irresponsible remarks about China, including hyping up the so-called 'China threat,' cannot solve one's own problems," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Monday,...
July 26, 2022

Beijing hits back as UK leadership contenders sharpen China rhetoric

David Trimble was the first person to serve as first minister of Northern Ireland.
Lord Trimble: Northern Ireland’s Nobel peace prize winner dies
BELFAST — Lord Trimble, former first minister of Northern Ireland and Ulster Unionist Party leader, has died.Lord Trimble, who was 77, led the UUP between 1995 and 2005, and was instrumental in the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement - the peace deal which ended the worst of Northern Ireland's Troubles.His efforts won him the Nobel Peace Prize along with SDLP leader John Hume.Since 2006, he sat in the House of Lords as Baron Trimble of Lisnagarvey.He was the first person to serve in the role of first minister in the new Northern Ireland Executive established as part of the Good Friday Agreement.A statement from the UUP said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Lord Trimble announce that he passed away peacefully earlier today following a short illness."He is...
July 26, 2022

Lord Trimble: Northern Ireland’s Nobel peace prize winner dies

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