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This month, the United Nations Human Rights Committee concluded its review of the United States’ human rights record. Nine years had passed since the Committee’s last review of the U.S. With many urgent issues to address – including gun violence, excessive use of force by law enforcement, climate change, and Guantanamo – the Committee trained
International student Jean Truong gives a presentation as part of the Global Ambassadors Program (GAP). (FSU Center for Global Engagement) When international graduate student Huong Truong left Vietnam to pursue a master’s degree at Florida State University, she anticipated that her academic pursuits would be joined by the social learning experience of living and studying […]
WASHINGTON — The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world’s goods and services. So when Washington and Beijing do economic battle, as they have for five years running, the rest of the world suffers, too. And when they hold a rare high-level summit, […]
Plants line the lounge of British multinational oil and gas company BP at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/file photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Speaking Italian can get you a long way in this sleepy postindustrial town on Belgium’s eastern edge. The empty sidewalks of Maasmechelen are studded with shabby pizzerias, delis, coffee bars and sports shops showcasing selections of Italy merch — the legacy of a wave […]
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave NEW DELHI — A month into the Gaza war, President Biden’s steadfast support for Israeli leaders, even as the Palestinian civilian death toll mounts, risks lasting damage to Washington’s standing in the region and beyond, Arab leaders and analysts say, warning that the perceived U . . […]
“It’s nice to hear from librarians who have been in the industry for many years — and a lot of them have high praise for Virginia Tech’s program and how Anita has been a global OER pioneer,” Grey says. 6:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. Jaclyn Marmol, a 2020 political science graduate, is fighting rush-hour traffic and […]
WASHINGTON (November 6, 2023) — According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) trended higher by 0.6% in September, following a revised 0.6% gain in August. In the U.S., the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) was flat in September, following a 0.8% gain in August. Both […]
THE FIRST EVENT ‘MOVE AFRIKA: RWANDA’ TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 6, 2023 IN KIGALI, HEADLINED BY KENDRICK LAMAR ‘Move Afrika’ to Galvanize a Citizen-Led Advocacy Campaign to Promote Health and Equity, Defend our Planet, and Create Economic Opportunity In Partnership with the Rwanda Development Board, ‘Move Afrika: Rwanda’ to Take Place Every Year for the […]
FILE PHOTO: A sign sits in the north entrance plaza at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate in New York, U.S., Sept. 21, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around the world says in […]