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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, new disaster research shows

The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN researchers said on Monday, while also maintaining that “almost all nations” have failed to prevent a “wave of death and illness” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Germany Calling for EU Sanctions on Belarusian President

Germany is calling for European Union sanctions on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Bangladesh Approves Death Penalty for Rapists Amid Protests

Bangladesh’s government approved the death penalty as the maximum sentence in rape cases Monday, following days of protests against a string of sexual assaults.

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Debt Burden of Least Developed Countries continues to climb to a record $744 billion in 2019

In response to an urgent need for greater debt transparency, the latest edition of the International Debt Statistics (IDS) report provides more detailed and more disaggregated data on external debt than ever before in its nearly 70-year history—...

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