Martin Luther King Jr. rightly identified health inequity as the worst form of social injustice. Credit: bswise by Ifeanyi Nsofor (washington dc) Monday, January 20, 2025 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan 20 (IPS) – Every year, January 20 is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement who fought for equality and …
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Donald Trump has held off on tariffs during his first day as the president of the United States and is placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and tame inflation. But it’s unclear whether his orders will be enough to move the US economy as he promises. As a candidate, Trump had promised to levy …
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Watch: Donald Trump promises ‘golden age’ in first speech as 47th US President Donald Trump has promised to unleash a blitz of executive orders now that he has been sworn in as the 47th US president, after calling for a “revolution of common sense” in Monday’s inaugural address. The Republican promised to act unilaterally on a wide array of issues, …
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The White House on Monday said that President Trump would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the pact among almost all nations to fight climate change. By withdrawing, the United States would join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only four countries not party to the agreement, under which nations work together to keep global warming below levels …
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Meanwhile, the Oracle Estate Migration Assessment helps teams identify “low-hanging fruit” for fast migrations. By targeting the least complex migrations first, enterprises can show early wins and build momentum toward larger transformations. Key benefits: Up to 80% cost savings compared to Oracle Database licensing. Reduce downtime during migration with live, real-time syncs using CDC and Data Sync. Sovereign control, allowing …
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An Italian journalist who was detained in Iran has said she assumed she would have been held much longer, and said her boyfriend’s contact with Elon Musk might have been “fundamental” to her release. In her first televised interview since her release on January 8, Cecilia Sala referred to the three-nation negotiation that resulted in her freedom after 21 days …
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The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
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BEIJING — China’s vice president held meetings with the U.S. vice president-elect and U.S. business leaders, including Elon Musk, in Washington on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, as the two major powers tackle ongoing tensions over trade and technology. Han Zheng, who serves as an envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the inauguration, “discussed a range of topics …
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Veteran German TV host Bettina Boettinger has claimed that Palestinians celebrating the exchange of hostages under an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal are worse than animals. Last week, West Jerusalem and the Gaza-based militant group agreed to suspend hostilities after 15 months of intense fighting. Hamas and its allies are due to release hostages taken during their incursion into southern Israel in …
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A 30-foot- high monument entitled Turn off the plastics tap by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong was exhibited at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2022. Credit: UNEP/Cyril Villemain Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Monday, January 20, 2025 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 20 (IPS) – The last few weeks of 2024 were a disappointment …
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