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Cop15 half-time report: China prompts fears of new ‘Copenhagen moment’

Negotiators say divisions mean risk is growing of a weak final agreement similar to Denmark summit in 2009

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

UK's Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Bodies of 27 migrants found in Chadian desert

The bodies of 27 migrants believed to have died of thirst have been found in the Chadian desert, the U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Bali officials say tourists won't be charged under new controversial sex ban

Indonesian officials have said that tourists will not be charged under the new laws that ban extra-marital sex - despite the revision including foreign visitors

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

UN biodiversity talks limp towards a deal to save nature

Halfway through the UN’s Cop15 biodiversity talks in Montreal, there has been no real progress on the pivotal goals of conservation funding for developing nations, protecting 30 percent of the world’s land and oceans by 2030, and recognising the role indigenous people play in safeguarding nature.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 13, 2022

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries – including those in Africa.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

Iranian protesters turn to TikTok to get their message past government censors

Images of the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, in Iran and reports of the government’s brutal crackdown have circulated widely on social media. This flow of information comes despite efforts by the Iranian regime to throttle internet access and censor information…

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

Amnesty condemns Spain, Morocco over Melilla border tragedy

Moroccan and Spanish authorities used "unlawful and lethal force" during a mass border crossing by migrants in June in which at least 23 people died, and their response "smacks of a cover-up," Amnesty International said on Tuesday in a report based on eyewitness testimony, video footage and satellite imagery.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

What does ‘nature positive’ mean – and can it rally support to stop biodiversity loss?

The buzz phrase aims to be for biodiversity what ‘net zero’ is for climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague, and open to greenwashing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Melilla border crush: Amnesty criticises ‘unlawful force’ and lack of first aid

Group says Moroccan and Spanish police failed to provide even basic first aid for hours after deadly crush at enclave

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022