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Human rights violated by Switzerland inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case

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by admin1April 9, 2024April 9, 2024071

Falconpowers – Weak government climate policies violate fundamental human rights, the European court of human rights has ruled. In a landmark decision on one of three major climate cases, the first such rulings by an international court, the ECHR raised judicial pressure on governments to stop filling the atmosphere with......

European Lebanon and Gaza War

France proposes sanctions on Israel for delivering aid to Gaza.

admin1April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

by admin1April 9, 2024April 9, 2024073

Falconpowers- French Foreign Minister Stéphane Sijilmassi said on Tuesday that pressure should be exerted and possibly sanctions imposed on Israel to open the crossings for the entry of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Sijilmassi stated, “There must be means of pressure, and there are various means, including......

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Ukraine ‘will lose the war’ if US fails to approve aid, says Zelensky

admin1April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

by admin1April 9, 2024April 9, 2024074

Falconpowers-Ukraine “will lose the war” if the United States Congress does not approve military aid to help it resist Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “It’s important to specifically address the Congress: if the Congress doesn’t help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said Sunday during a video meeting......

European Lebanon and Gaza War

Germany faces the International Court of Justice for the charge of facilitating genocide in Gaza.”

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by admin1April 8, 2024April 8, 20240105

Falconpowers- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on Monday regarding Nicaragua’s request for provisional measures against Germany, which was submitted on March 1st. Nicaragua accuses Germany of “facilitating genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip through its military and political support to Israel.” Nicaragua presented its case,......

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A German passenger plane canceled its flight after human waste entered the main cabin

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by admin1April 5, 2024April 5, 2024097

Falconpowers- A United Airlines plane, en route to San Francisco, was forced to turn around in mid-air and return to Frankfurt after feces from a broken toilet flowed into the cabin, filling it with a foul odor, according to the British website Daily Mail. United Airlines Flight 59 had been......

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Italian island overrun by goats is offering them free to anyone who can catch them

admin1April 5, 2024

by admin1April 5, 2024078

FALCONPOWERS – The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats. This year, however, the ratio of humans to animals has become wildly unbalanced. The island has been overrun by six times its desired number of goat inhabitants and has more of......

European Lebanon and Gaza War

Diplomatic crisis erupts between Poland and Israel following killing of Polish aid worker in Gaza

admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

by admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 20240107

A new diplomatic crisis between Poland and Israel has erupted following the death of a Polish aid worker in Gaza, with the Polish president on Thursday denouncing a comment by the Israeli ambassador as “outrageous” and the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw saying it was summoning him for a meeting. A......

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Why is Botswana threatening to send herds of elephants to Germany?

admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

by admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024070

Home to the world’s largest elephant population, Botswana has already gifted 8,000 of the animals to Angola and offered another 500 to Mozambique. For the second time this year, Botswana has threatened to send thousands of elephants to Europe. In March, the southern African nation warned it would fill one......

Economy & Business European

Commercial sexual exploitation: How Europe is profiting from forced labour

admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

by admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024098

New research shows countries from the continent racked up an estimated $84.2 million (€78.1) from illegal forced labour per annum – despite there being more than 10 million individuals involved in the practice in Asia. Countries in Europe and Central Asia are estimated to make $84.2 million (€78.1) in illegal......

Economy & Business European

France works to find further ways to scale back on unemployment benefits

admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

by admin1April 4, 2024April 4, 2024087

Support for unemployed individuals should be reformed to reduce the government deficit, according to France’s new PM. The French government wants to boost workforce numbers by changing the way it financially supports unemployed individuals. This initiative, spearheaded by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, comes after France gave a downbeat economic update......

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