#YouTube removes 5 channels run by Burma military for violating community standards

#YouTube removes 5 channels run by Burma military for violating community standards

“#YouTube removes 5 channels run by Burma military for violating community standards” YANGON, Myanmar — YouTube removed five channels run by Myanmar’s military for violating its guidelines, it announced Friday, as demonstrators defied growing violence by security forces and staged more anti-coup protests ahead of a special UN Security Council meeting on the country’s political…

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#18 killed, 30 wounded in Myanmar crackdown: UN official

#18 killed, 30 wounded in Myanmar crackdown: UN official

“#18 killed, 30 wounded in Myanmar crackdown: UN official” YANGON, Myanmar — Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power, and a U.N. human rights official said it had “credible information” that 18 people were killed and 30 were…

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#Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

#Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

“#Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK” Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says. Unlike past UN reports that focused on one issue…

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#UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

#UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

“#UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access” UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon…

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#Team Biden’s foolish rush to rejoin the UN tyrants’ club

#Team Biden’s foolish rush to rejoin the UN tyrants’ club

“#Team Biden’s foolish rush to rejoin the UN tyrants’ club” President Biden’s obsession with rapidly reversing his predecessor’s policies has him doing something he constantly accused his predecessor of doing: giving legitimacy to murderous dictators. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week that Washington will “reengage immediately and robustly” with the Geneva-based UN Human…

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# Blockchain tech makes sustainable development goals more achievable

# Blockchain tech makes sustainable development goals more achievable

“# Blockchain tech makes sustainable development goals more achievable ” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres estimates trillions of U.S. dollars per annum is needed to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The question is: “Where would it come from?” Official development aid, philanthropy and public finances cannot suffice, which means the needle is moving toward…

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