(WEBPUBLICA) NEW YORK — The United Nations has expressed concern about the increasingly confrontational rhetoric between the United States and Iran and called for calm, RFE (Radio Free Europe) reported quoting other news sources. Amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted early on May 20, “If Iran wants…
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By Alexander Freund (DW) — This week, the World Health Organization will adopt its new International Classification of Diseases. One point of bitter contention: whether Traditional Chinese medicine should be recognized for treatments. It was crazy. I had to get myself prepared for an exam, but the 10-year-old daughter of my…
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By KenBredemeler (VOA News) – Washington - The giant U.S. internet search engine Google said Monday it is restricting China’s Huawei from access to its Android operating system in compliance with the Trump administration’s blacklisting of the world’s second biggest smartphone maker as a national security threat. Google said it is “reviewing the…
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(RADIO FREE EUROPE) NEW YORK – The Iranian foreign minister has dismissed what he called Donald Trump’s “genocidal taunts” and warned the U.S. president not to threaten Iran. Amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, Trump tweeted early on May 20, “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of…
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(WEBPUBLICA) NEW YORK / ZAGREB – The chancellor and the German center-right candidate for the top EU post head to the Balkans before the European Parliament elections. Croatia plays an important role in keeping displaced people at the EU’s periphery, DW (Deutsche Welle) reported. n Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and…
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By Thalif Deen – STOCKHOLM - When the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded a three-day forum on “Peace and Development” on May 16, the primary focus was the daunting challenges threatening global security, including growing military interventions, spreading humanitarian emergencies, forced migration, increasing civil wars, extreme weather conditions…
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By Teri Schultz (DW – Brussels) – The battle for EP seats isn’t just among candidates; facts and lies are facing off too. Teri Schultz looks at whether the EU has shown up for the high-stakes duel adequately equipped — and in time. It appears the EU has only belatedly woken…
May 16 2019 / Comments Off / Read More »Rise of Right-wing Nationalism Undermines Human Rights Worldwide
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