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Hydrogen (H2) is an essential component of today’s energy and industrial systems. Credit: Shutterstock. By Adalberto Castañeda VidalNEW YORK, Feb 8 2023 (IPS) Latin America has the potential to become the world’s dominant exporter of hydrocarbon. According to the IEA, Latin America could produce 25 percent of the 12 Million tons (Mt) of low-carbon hydrogen…
[allAfrica] Harare — At least 38 people were killed, and more than 130 others injured following two days of fighting in Las Anod town, in Somalia’s northern breakaway region of Somaliland, reports VOA.
Energy-efficient solar systems in the UN Compound in Timor-Leste are helping cut down costs and reduce CO2 emissions. Credit: UN By Ahmed SaleemDILI, Timor-Leste, Feb 8 2023 (IPS) Access to energy remains a concerning challenge for many in Timor-Leste. The centralised nature of the local electricity supply chain has traditionally kept consumers reliant on the…
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Pope Francis with a child on his shoulders – graffiti in Rome “The Roman curia suffers from spiritual Alzheimer [and] existential schizophrenia; this is the disease of those who live a double life, the fruit of that hypocrisy typical of the mediocre and of a progressive spiritual emptiness which no doctorates or academic titles can…
Young people from small towns are now able to work close to home thanks to co-working spaces that opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS By Rina MukherjiPUNE, INDIA, Feb 8 2023 (IPS) While a 2017 study by the Confederation of Indian Industry Jones Lang LaSalle India and WeWork noted the potential in…
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[Legalbrief] The Malawian judge who some years ago authorised singer Madonna’s adoption of two girls has now delivered a thoroughgoing critique of the legislation surrounding adoptions in that country, with strong recommendations for Parliament about changes that should be made urgently to protect the many vulnerable babies who need new homes and families through the…
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[allAfrica] South Africa’s ambassador to Turkiye, Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba, has confirmed that a prison where seven South Africans were detained collapsed during the deadly series of earthquakes that ripped through Turkey and Syria, reports EWN.
Credit: United Nations By Amy Shelver and Ian RichardsGENEVA, Switzerland, Feb 7 2023 (IPS) New UNCTAD software does to digital government what IKEA did to furniture, allowing Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online. Tedious government procedures aren’t just a pain for users, they’re a bore for the civil servants…
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Credit: Torture Museum, Amsterdam, via Wikipedia By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 2023 (IPS) Hinting at “Western hypocrisy”, a senior UN official once told a group of reporters, perhaps half-jokingly: “When you go on one of those sight-seeing tours in Europe, they will show you their palaces and castles– but never their medieval prisons or…
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