COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

Sultan al-Jaber hits out at ‘repeated attempts to undermine’ the work of the COP28 presidency in Dubai.      The Emirati head of the United Nations climate conference has insisted that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science…

Fact or fiction? Israeli maps and AI do not save Palestinian lives | Israel-Palestine conflict

Fact or fiction? Israeli maps and AI do not save Palestinian lives | Israel-Palestine conflict

On December 2, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted a map of Gaza, broken up into a grid of numbered blocks with instructions that Palestinians living in certain areas evacuate to Rafah. Leaflets containing a QR code linking to the map on the Israeli army’s website were also dropped…

Indigenous advocacy leads to largest dam removal project in US history | Indigenous Rights News

Indigenous advocacy leads to largest dam removal project in US history | Indigenous Rights News

Every fall, Barry McCovey, a member of the Yurok Tribe and director of tribal fisheries, takes his four children salmon fishing on the Klamath River, the second largest river in California. A strong salmon run normally nets his family 30 or 40 fish. It’s a supply big enough to last…

Working at a giant snail’s pace a boon for Ivorian farmers | Business and Economy

Working at a giant snail’s pace a boon for Ivorian farmers | Business and Economy

They may weigh a maximum of 500 grammes (one pound) and only grow to 10 centimetres (four inches), but the farming of giant snails is proving to be big business in the Ivory Coast. Considered a delicacy for their tasty flesh, the giant snails are also used to make cosmetics…

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released | Israel-Palestine conflict News

On his first morning of freedom after being released from Israeli prison, Ubai Youssef Abu Maria wandered around his home, checking in on his parents, as if to make sure everyone was there. They had all gotten home at dawn that day, Friday, and while his body was tired, he…

There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

By ordering families to move, Israel is not ensuring that they survive, but merely giving them the option to die another way, elsewhere. I have spent the last week in Gaza, where I’ve witnessed a dire situation becoming catastrophic. While visiting a shelter in the south, I met a displaced…

Venezuela claims large support for annexing oil-rich Guyana territory | News

Venezuela claims large support for annexing oil-rich Guyana territory | News

In the referendum Venezuelan voters were asked whether they support establishing a state in Essequibo. Venezuela has claimed it has large public support to take over an oil-rich region across the border in Guyana. The referendum result, announced on Monday, came after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) warned Caracas…

Malta welcomes foreign workers to fill labour shortage, but repels refugees | Migration

Malta welcomes foreign workers to fill labour shortage, but repels refugees | Migration

Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities.  Valleta, Malta – Amit* cruised through the lanes of Marsaxlokk, a colourful Maltese fishing hamlet, on his way to pick up two passengers in his taxi. “I love my job in this country,” he said. “Malta was my entry…