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Environmental Activists Condemn Fiji's Stance on Fukushima

Civil society organizations in Fiji are urging Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to reevaluate his position regarding Japan’s planned discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. RELATED: Japan’s Fishermen Are Concerned About Nuke Wastewater

August 8, 2023

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Long Way to Go Before Deals Reached to End Strike in Detroit

There is still “a long way to go” before tentative labor agreements can be reached between the big three U.S. automakers and the Detroit-based United Auto Workers (UAW) to end the strike which has entered the fourth day, said UAW President Shawn

September 19, 2023

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South Africa: Government to Tackle Fiscal Challenges | News

The South African government on Monday released its cost containment measures recommendations in an effort to balance the country’s fiscal position. Related: AU Advocates Mechanism To Access Digital Revolution, G77+ China The National Treasury declared in the guidelines that the South African

September 19, 2023

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AMCRP Thanks Panama for Rejecting Cuba’s Blockade | News

The Marti Association of Cuban Residents in Panama (Amcrp) delivered a letter this Monday to Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney thanking her for rejecting the United States blockade. Related: Panama: News Measures to Control Illegal Migration The position of the Canal nation was

September 19, 2023

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Cuban President Pays Tribute to Malcolm X

In an emotional ceremony, Cuban President Miguel Diáz-Canel paid tribute on Monday to Malcolm X, a prominent civil rights and human rights activist in the United States. RELATED: Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda Needs a New World Order: Cuba The ceremony took

September 19, 2023

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Congo Government Denies Rumors About Coup D’éTat

The Minister of Communication of the Republic of the Congo, Thierry Moungalla, denied this Sunday the rumors that circulated on social networks about a coup d’état against the president of the country, Denis Sassou Nguesso, taking advantage of his trip to New

September 19, 2023

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Chinese Foreign Minister Pays Official Visit to Moscow | News

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on Monday in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov as part of a working agenda that will run until next Thursday. RELATED:Mexico To Rejoin the G77+China “China and Russia, as major world powers and permanent

September 19, 2023

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Dominican Republic: Cesfront Seizes 390 Pounds of Marijuana | News

On Monday. members of the Specialized Border Security Corps (Cesfront) seized 390.5 pounds of suspected marijuana in Pedernales. Related:Dominican Ambassador To Meet Haiti’s Interim Affairs Minister According to official reports, the drug was detected camouflaged inside four sacks with chinolas, avocados and

September 18, 2023

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More Than 500 Mass Shootings in the US This Year | News

The Gun Violence Archive (GVA) reported on Monday that the number of mass shootings in the U.S. surpassed the 500 mark over the weekend. RELATED:Colombia Extradites a Citizen to the US for Marketing Fentanyl The nation’s 500th mass shooting in 2023 occurred

September 18, 2023

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Somalia: ATMIS Begins Second Phase of Troop Withdrawal

On Sunday, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) started the second phase of troop drawdown from Somalia with the handover of the Bio Cadale military base in the Hirshabelle State. Related: Somalia: 30 Al-Shabab Fighters Killed in Central Region Philippe

September 18, 2023

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Russian Economy To Grow 2.8 Percent in 2023: Putin

On Monday, President Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 2.8 percent in 2023 despite the current devaluation of the ruble. RELATED: Russia and North Korea to Promote Regional Peace: Putin “In April we expected GDP growth of

September 18, 2023