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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns

NEPS — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:30:33 +0000

As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental stewards – are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals.

Launched on Thursday, The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples exposes a stark imbalance: while Indigenous Peoples make up just six per cent of the global population, they safeguard 80 per cent of the planet’s remaining biodiversity – yet receive less than one per cent of international climate funding.

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Ukraine will not cross its red line: Crimea officially Russian

NEPS — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:20:57 +0000

Story by Alberto Rojas

Peace talks are on the brink of collapse: the agreement demands too much from the invaded and almost nothing from the aggressor.

In a few hours, this disastrous peace process sponsored by Trump may be history. If there was something that Ukraine had set as a red line from the beginning, it is precisely one of the seven points in the American proposal as an unnecessary sweetener to the Kremlin: the recognition of the Crimean peninsula as Russian territory.

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Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

NEPS — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 05:50:59 +0000

Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast.

The destruction of key heavy machinery on Tuesday following reported Israeli airstrikes has brought rescue and recovery efforts to a standstill, making it even harder to reach the estimated 11,000 bodies still trapped under the debris.

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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

NEPS — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 05:43:39 +0000

City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and can prosper in an uncertain future.

From Morocco to Maharastra, California to Quebec, the UN’s Local Leaders series highlights how strong leadership is positively impacting on people’s lives in both developing and developed countries.

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Busting Exam Stress: Balancing Physical Health and Mental Well-being of Students

NEPS — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 07:10:48 +0000

Dharmendra Pradhan

Students often face a formidable challenge to strike a delicate balance between achieving academic excellence and maintaining physical and mental health in a fiercely competitive environment. This balance becomes particularly vital during exam periods when students face academic pressure and performance anxiety, deeply impacting their mental healthand overall well-being.… Read the rest

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Empowering Futures: Inaugural Mega Job Expo 2024 Connects Careers in Mokokchung, Nagaland

NEPS — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:59:38 +0000

KOHIMA, January 31: The inaugural day of the 1st Mega Job Expo 2024, was organized by Mokokchung District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) and District Skill Committee, on January 30, 2024, at Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung, under the theme “Connecting Careers.”… Read the rest

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Elon Musk: Judge blocks ‘unfathomable’ $56bn Tesla pay deal

NEPS — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:48:40 +0000

By Mariko Oi

Business reporter

A judge in the US state of Delaware has annulled a $55.8bn (£44bn) pay deal awarded to Elon Musk in 2018 by the electric car company Tesla.

The lawsuit was filed by a shareholder who argued that it was an overpayment.

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Imran Khan: Former Pakistan PM jailed another 14 years for graft

NEPS — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:45:29 +0000

Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, a day after the former Pakistan prime minister was jailed for 10 years.

By Frances Mao & Carrie Davies

in Singapore and Islamabad

Khan, who was ousted as PM by his opponents in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption.

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Trump 2.0 would mean chaos and threat for Europe. Now is our chance to prepare

NEPS — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:46:47 +0000

If you thought his first term was bad, brace for a White House that abandons Ukraine, emboldens Putin and encourages the far right

Nathalie Tocci

s Donald Trump romps to the Republican nomination for the next presidential race, there is justified anxiety among the US’s European allies about his return to the White House.… Read the rest

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‘It’s a big vision’: are Gotham FC building a super team for the ages?

NEPS — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:39:39 +0000

NJ/NY-based club signed four USWNT players in the off-season and are looking to be a big brand in the US and further afield

Megan Swanick

s the National Women’s Soccer League prepares to launch its 12th season in March, a cascade of evolutions are afoot.

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