“Patagonia” It is a very hip outdoor brand for the MZ generation these days. Patagonia is a brand that is gladly cherished by the MZ generation (the young generation born in the late 1980s to 2000s) who pursue “meaning out.”* * Meaning out is a combination of the words Meaning and Coming out, meaning beliefs, […]
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‘President Duterte, Mark Zuckerberg’s sniper’ This is a nickname for Filipino journalist Maria Ressa. “Democracy is dying with a thousand scars before our eyes. With too many small wounds, it will weaken and finally die.” Not only has she been resisting her country’s dictatorship, but also raising her voice for the ethical role of big
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The International Refugee Assistance Project(IRAP) Providing Legal Aid for Afghan Refugees A letter arrived at a US base in Afghanistan: “It seems I have been targeted by the Taliban. Every morning I’m so afraid that today may be my last day. Please help me get out of here. Please help me.” – Afghani interpreter
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Norman Borlaug: Father of the Green Revolution who saved a billion lives from starvation Population Explosion In the mid-1900s, the end of war finally brought global peace, leading to runaway population growth. The term “Baby Boom” refers to the post-war generation. After the big wars came to an end in 1950, the population of 2.5
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National Geographic Society CEO, Ban Ki-moon explore ways to save planet Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, and Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic Society, discuss the climate crisis during a luncheon meeting at the Westin Josun Hotel in central Seoul on Oct. 17. [JANG JIN-YOUNG] Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic
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African Development Bank secures $31 billion at investment forum November 5, 2022Original article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/african-development-bank-secures-31-bln-investment-forum-2022-11-05/ ABIDJAN, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The African Development Bank raised $31 billion in investment commitments for projects during the Africa Investment Forum, said the bank’s president Akinwumi Adesina at the end of the three-day meeting on Friday. It brings the total
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Hans Rosling believed that the fast path to equality is a fact-based worldview. In his book Factfulness, there are 13 simple questions to test your knowledge about the world. Surprisingly, the average score was 16%. Even the world’s leading scholars had trouble choosing the right answers. Here are two of those questions: 1. How has
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Buhari meets Ban Ki-Moon, says Nigeria facing climate change challenges Source: Vanguard October 25, 2022VanguardOriginal article: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/buhari-meets-ban-ki-moon-says-nigeria-facing-climate-change-challenges/ President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the recent flooding, desert encroachment and drought being experienced in various parts of the country are all negative fallouts of climate change. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the
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October 9, 2012, Mingora, northern Pakistan: A fifteen-year-old girl was suddenly shot and collapsed on the road. The girl was on a bus talking with friends about their upcoming exams. Then a black shadow approached the girl, and gunshots rang out, shaking the whole bus. Bang! Bang! Bang! Three rounds pierced the girl’s forehead, neck
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Source: gavi.org October 17, 2022reliefweboriginal article: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/gavi-moderna-update-covax-supply-agreement-agree-access-variant-containing-vaccines-lower-income-countries Geneva, 17 October 2022 — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced today that it had signed an agreement with Moderna related to the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries supported by the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC). Under the agreement, Gavi and Moderna agree to cancel remaining volumes
