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Thailand: Prominent Activist Feared ‘Disappeared’

The Thai authorities should urgently provide information about a prominent ethnic Karen activist who is believed to have been forcibly disappeared, Human Rights Watch said. Por Cha Lee Rakcharoen, known as “Billy,” was rep...

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U.S. Court Strikes Down Toxic Loophole for Cement Plant Pollution

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has struck down an EPA-created loophole that would have made limits on toxic air pollution from cement plants harder to enforce. When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrot...

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President Vladimir Putin announces first shipment of Arctic oil from controversial platform

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Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan condemn violence against civilians - Press release by the Humanitarian Country Team

Country representatives of key non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and donors in South Sudan unite in condemning recent days’ attacks against civilians in Bentiu, Bor, and other parts of the country. Hu...

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