When word came over the weekend that Israel's closest ally, the United States, reportedly plans to hold members of an Israeli military battalion accountable for violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, rights groups saw it as progress. Measures aimed at punishing perpetrators are welcomed by advocates but rejected …
Read More »PARIS: Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released on Monday, lagging far behind public companies. But for the world to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, …
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Seamus O'Regan says workers and businesses need "long-term solutions" and the inquiry commission will present its findings next spring. Seamus O'Regan says workers and businesses need 'long-term solutions' to disputes Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes …
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A review of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has found it has "robust" frameworks to ensure compliance with humanitarian neutrality principles, though issues persist, in a report that could prompt some donors to review funding freezes. Panel led by France's former foreign minister says agency takes steps to …
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A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. workers at a warehouse in Laval, Que., a first of its kind in Canada if they succeed. CSN filed application with Administrative Labour Tribunal to represent 200 workers A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. …
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Donald Trump 'orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election' a prosecutor said as the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president got underway. The defence hinted at blaming Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, for any wrongdoing. Prosecutor for Manhattan district attorney says Trump signed 11 falsified …
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Honda is expected to announce a multi-billion dollar deal to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources confirmed to CBC News. Premier Ford calls it the 'largest deal in Canadian history' Concluding what Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling the "largest deal in Canadian history," Honda is …
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Celebrated on 22 April each year since its inception in 1970 to raise awareness about environmental issues, Earth Day has become a massive movement that unites people from over 193 countries. In the Philippines, it’s actually Earth Days — yep plural — as the whole month of April is considered …
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Filipinos join today’s observance of Earth Day, a practice that was launched in 1970 in the United States, with a rally for clean air and water. In 1990, this became a global movement, when an estimated 200 million people in 141 countries manifested solidarity in protecting the environment. At the …
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, load a M119A3 Light Towed Howitzer 105mm during a combined arms live-fire exercise during Balikatan 2022 on Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac province, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an …
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