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Do We Understand the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment?
Friday, April 28, 2017
The Case for Jesus: C.S. Lewis vs. Bart Ehrman by Dr. Brant Pitre (Part 1 of 5)
The Case for Jesus: C.S. Lewis vs. Bart Ehrman by Dr. Brant Pitre (Part 1 of 5)
https://store.catholicproductions.com/blogs/blog/the-case-for-jesus-c-s-lewis-vs-bart-ehrman-by-dr-brant-pitre-part-1-of-5?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Case+for+Jesus+intro+
Signs of the Times, Modern and Ancient
Signs of the Times, Modern and Ancient
http://whchronicle.com/signs-of-the-times-modern-and-ancient/
The Week With IPS 4/28/2017
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Multilateralism, Key Element in Promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Alicia Bárcena
The end of last year and the start of the current one were marked by
major changes and enormous uncertainties, although there were also some
notable advances and great opportunities, both at the global level and
for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ...
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20 Million People Could ‘Starve to Death’ in Next Six Months
Baher Kamal
Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in
North Eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the UN leading
food and agriculture agency’s chief on April 28 warned. "If nothing is
done, some 20 million people could starve to death in the next six
months." ...
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Marching for a Green and Just Future
Tharanga Yakupitiyage
People around the world will be banding together to fight one of the world’s most pressing problems: climate change.
Thousands are set to gather at the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. on 29 April to mark the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s administration and push for solutions ...
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FEATURED VIDEO: Harnessing the Eco Superpowers of Bamboo
Desmond Brown
The bamboo plant can be found in abundance in several Caribbean
countries, but the director of the International Network for Bamboo and
Rattan (INBAR), Dr. Hans Friederich, says its importance in dealing with
climate change has been missed by many of these countries.
“Bamboo and rattan, to a ...
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Indigenous Women: The Frontline Protectors of the Environment
Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Indigenous women, while experiencing the first and worst effects of
climate change globally, are often in the frontline in struggles to
protect the environment.
A forum organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
(WECAN) brought together indigenous women from around the world to ...
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Informal Labour, Another Wall Faced by Migrants in Latin America
Fabiana Frayssinet
A large proportion of the 4.3 million migrant workers in Latin America
and the Caribbean survive by working in the informal economy or in
irregular conditions. An invisible wall that is necessary to bring down,
together with discrimination and xenophobia.
“Looking for work is just one of the ...
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IPS Journalists Who Perished in the Line of Duty
Thalif Deen
In the politically-risky world of professional journalism, news
reporters are fast becoming an endangered species.
The numbers are staggering: some 1,236 journalists have been killed
since 1992, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect
Journalists (CPJ).
In 2016 alone, 48 ...
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Double standards: Do all journalist lives matter?
Shafik Mandhai
Taha avoids giving his last name to journalists, but not out fear of the
Sudanese government, whose harassment he fled in 2015.
"I don't want any of the people I worked with to know I'm here," he
tells Al Jazeera, writing by instant messaging from a temporary
residence for refugees in the ...
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Worrying about Fake News Has Become All the Rage
Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service
Rogue interests, perhaps even foreign, are said to be trying to
interfere with the electoral process in the U.S. and European Union
members. Senior government officials glibly endorse what they themselves
call “alternative facts” and even openly describe the media as their
enemy.
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No Trace of the Nicaraguan Interoceanic Canal
José Adán Silva
Less than three years from the projected completion in Nicaragua of a
canal running from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, there is no
trace of progress on the mega-project.
IPS traveled to both ends of the routet: Bluefields, on the Caribbean
coast in eastern Nicaragua, 383 km from ...
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Long Way to Go for Indigenous Rights Protection
Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Despite progress, many gaps remain in international indigenous rights
protection, said representatives during an annual UN meeting.
More than 1000 indigenous representatives from around the world have
gathered at the UN for the 16th session of the UN Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues ...
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FEATURED VIDEO: World Press Freedom Day 2017
IPS World Desk
Journalists are not only major users of the cherished right to freedom
of expression but also symbols of the extent to which a society
tolerates and promotes freedom of expression. The current state of
safety of journalists worldwide is alarming. Over the last decade 827
journalists and media ...
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With an Eye on Electoral Violence, Kenya Keeps Tight Rein on Media
Justus Wanzala
As the clock ticks down to Kenya’s general elections slated for Aug. 8,
a move by the Kenya Communication Authority (CAK) to make journalists
adhere to guidelines on election coverage has elicited fear that the
government could be trying to control how they report on the polls.
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Women Clearing Bombs in Cambodia
Erik Larsson
Mao Neav takes a few quick steps out into the field, followed by her
faithful dog Onada, tail wagging, tongue out and panting, ready for what
is out there. The field is peppered with cluster bombs.
Mao Neav is the leader of a small group of bomb and mine clearers
working in the Ratanakiri ...
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Trump’s First 100 Days: a Serious Cause for Concern
Martin Khor
This week, Donald Trump will mark his first hundred days as US
President. It’s time to assess his impact on the world, especially the
developing countries.
It’s too early to form firm conclusions. But much of what we have seen
so far is of serious concern.
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Building resilient rural livelihoods is key to helping Yemen
José Graziano da Silva
People in Yemen are currently suffering from the world’s largest
humanitarian crisis.
More than 17 million people around Yemen’s rugged landscape are acutely
food insecure, and the figure is likely to increase as the ongoing
conflict continues to erode the ability to grow, import, distribute ...
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Bamboo Gaining Traction in Caribbean as Climate Savior
Desmond Brown
Keen to tap its natural resources as a way to boost its struggling
economy, Guyana struck a multi-million-dollar deal with Norway in 2009.
Under the deal, Norway agreed to pay up to 250 million dollars over five
years, if Guyana, a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country in South
America, ...
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Nicaragua’s South Caribbean Coast Improves Readiness for Climate Change
José Adán Silva
The effects of climate change have hit Nicaragua’s Caribbean coastal
regions hard in the last decade and have forced the authorities and
local residents to take protection and adaptation measures to address
the phenomenon that has gradually undermined their safety and changed
their way of ...
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Intelligence and the Presidency How to Get It Right
Intelligence and the Presidency
How to Get It Right
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2017-04-17/intelligence-and-presidency?cid=nlc-twofa-20170427&sp_mid=53952057&sp_rid=bWljaGVsZXRrZWFybmV5QGdtYWlsLmNvbQS2&spMailingID=53952057&spUserID=MjEwNDg3NjAxODc2S0&spJobID=1144755899&spReportId=MTE0NDc1NTg5OQS2
The Death and Life of Social Democracy Why Idealism Eventually Beats Populism
The Death and Life of Social Democracy
Why Idealism Eventually Beats Populism
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/2017-04-25/death-and-life-social-democracy?cid=nlc-twofa-20170427&sp_mid=53952057&sp_rid=bWljaGVsZXRrZWFybmV5QGdtYWlsLmNvbQS2&spMailingID=53952057&spUserID=MjEwNDg3NjAxODc2S0&spJobID=1144755899&spReportId=MTE0NDc1NTg5OQS2
Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, One Year On
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, One Year On
By By Simon Henderson, / Thursday, April 27, 2017 10:00 AM
Royal rivalries, oil uncertainties,
and premature optimism about reform initiatives could jeopardize the
kingdom’s hopes for transformative economic change. On April 25, 2016,
Saudi Arabia announced Vision 2030, an ambitious economic plan intended
to confirm the kingdom’s status as “the heart of the Arab and Islamic
worlds, the investment power house, and the hub connecting
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Pope’s Address to Papal Foundation
Pope’s Address to Papal Foundation
‘Today’s world, so often torn by violence, greed and indifference, greatly needs our witness to the Gospel message of hope in the redemptive and reconciling power of God’s love’https://zenit.org/articles/popes-address-to-papal-foundation-2/
America First? Not So Fast! What We’ve Learned from 100 Days of Trump Foreign Policy
America First? Not So Fast! What We’ve Learned from 100 Days of Trump Foreign Policy
https://warontherocks.com/2017/04/america-first-not-so-fast-what-weve-learned-from-100-days-of-trump-foreign-policy/
Mounting Incitements to War With Russia
Mounting Incitements to War With Russia
Villainizing the Kremlin—without much evidence—for crises from Washington and Europe to Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan is increasing the possibility of a US-Russian war.
By Stephen F. Cohen
https://www.thenation.com/article/mounting-incitements-to-war-with-russia/
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Pope Francis’ ‘Talk’ to TED (Full Text)
Pope Francis’ ‘Talk’ to TED (Full Text)
In 1st Ever Papal TED Talk, Francis Recalls ‘There is a saying in Argentina: ‘Power is like drinking gin on an empty stomach”https://zenit.org/articles/pope-francis-talk-to-ted-full-text/
Pope at General Audience: “God Always Accompanies Us, Even When We Forget Him”
Pope at General Audience: “God Always Accompanies Us, Even When We Forget Him”
Pontiff Evokes the Symbol of the Anchor, Representing our Indissoluble Bond With God’s Lovehttps://zenit.org/articles/pope-at-general-audience-god-always-accompanies-us-even-when-we-forget-him/
Pope to Middle East Pilgrims: ‘Our Existence Is a Pilgrimage’
Pope to Middle East Pilgrims: ‘Our Existence Is a Pilgrimage’
Reminds Arabic-speaking Pilgrims at General Audience That God’s Love Always Precedes Us, Sustains Us, In Our Journeyhttps://zenit.org/articles/pope-to-middle-east-pilgrims-our-existence-is-a-pilgrimage/
Chinese Investment Tripled in US in 2016, Doubled in Europe
Chinese Investment Tripled in US in 2016, Doubled in Europe
http://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2017/02/chinafdi/
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