In Times of War: Tough Ethical Questions and Inner Turmoil
Damage of airstrikes on Beirut Southern area in the October escalation. Credit: UNICEF/ Dar al Mussawir – Ramzi Haidar
By Randa El OzeirTORONTO / BEIRUT , Dec 17 2024 – Sixty-four days of unrelenting war machine by Israel against Lebanon put my entire beliefs and ethos to a painful test: my sincerity in promoting social justice, human rights, integrity, patriotism, spirituality and, philosophically...
America’s Climate Carousel
Oxfam activists wearing masks of the leaders of the 2017 G7 summit. Credit: Picture Alliance/Pacific Press, Antonio Melita via Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
 
In 2016, US President Barack Obama joined the Paris Agreement in a moment of seemingly decisive climate leadership. Barely a year later, President Trump withdrew, citing economic pressures and perceived disadvantages to American industry....
UNCCD COP16 Spotlights Drought But Fails to Agree on a Legally Binding Protocol
COP16 in Riyadh launched a drought resilience initiative, which also saw contributions of over USD 12 billion for land restoration and drought resilience. Credit: IISD/ENB
By Stella PaulRIYADH & HYDERABAD, Dec 17 2024 – The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 16) concluded early hours of Saturday with a renewed focus on...
Rumo ao futuro: A Deriv abre um Innovation Hub em Nicósia para expandir a sua presença no Chipre
A Deriv reforça a sua presença no Chipre com uma mudança estratégica para Nicósia, com o objetivo de atrair os melhores talentos nas áreas de trading e fintech
Em constante evolução, a Deriv está focada na construção de um Innovation Hub para passar de corretora de forex a corretora fintech
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Future-Forward: Deriv Opens Innovation Hub in Nicosia to Expand in Cyprus
Deriv expands its presence in Cyprus with a strategic move into Nicosia, aiming to attract top talent in trading and fintech–related fields
Driving its constant evolution, Deriv focuses on building an innovation hub to transform from being a forex broker to a fintech broker
Deriv Cyprus office in Nicosia situated on the 12th floor of the Asteroid building
NICOSIA, Cyprus, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE...
Un avenir tourné vers l'innovation : Deriv ouvre un centre d'innovation à Nicosie pour se développer à Chypre
Deriv renforce sa présence à Chypre avec une implantation stratégique à Nicosie, visant à attirer les meilleurs talents dans les domaines du trading et de la Fintech.
Dans le cadre de son évolution constante, Deriv se concentre sur la création d'un centre d'innovation pour passer du statut de broker forex à celui de broker fintech.
Le...
Bitget Prepares for MiCA Compliance with an Upcoming European Regional Hub
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is exploring the establishment of its Europe regional hubin Lithuania as part of its strategic expansion in the European Union. The move aligns with the EU’s Markets in Crypto–Assets (MiCA) framework, which aims to provide a unified regulatory environment...
New Geopolitics Worse for Global South
By Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 17 2024 – The new geopolitics after the first Cold War undermines peace, sustainability, and human development. Hegemonic priorities continue to threaten humanity’s well-being and prospects for progress.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
End of first Cold War
The end of the first Cold War has been interpreted in various ways, most commonly as a US triumph....
Infinite Reality Launches Immersive Digital Twin for DMCC’s Crypto Centre in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Infinite Reality (iR)™, an innovation company powering the next generation of digital media and e–commerce through spatial computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and other immersive technologies, announced today the launch of the DMCC Crypto Centre virtual experience. Established in 2002, the Dubai Multi Commodities...
‘My Father Was Arbitrarily Arrested and Convicted for Denouncing Government Corruption’
By CIVICUSDec 17 2024 –
CIVICUS speaks with Ramón Zamora, son of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, about restrictions on press freedom and the challenges of defending human rights in Guatemala.
Rubén Zamora is part of the CIVICUS Stand as My Witness campaign, which seeks the release of unjustly imprisoned human rights defenders. The veteran journalist, founder of Periódico...
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