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The paper argues for putting aside the old rentier state paradigm that has long dominated Gulf literature, considering the emergence of both the Gulf Moment and the United Arab Emirates Momentum (henceforth UAE Momentum).…

Ahead of Zero Waste Day, marked annually on 30 March since 2022, we looked back at how that simple but heart-rending statement, a child’s plea to protect the East, echoed across the world. Long before activist…

In a sustained effort to clean up one of the nation’s most polluting sectors, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new rule aimed at curbing climate emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs)—a category…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” playing in teacher Nancy Morris’ classroom, swinging his arms open and closed across the planets…

NEW YORK, NY, December 2, 2022 – Last night, the Ad Council, America’s leading organization harnessing the power of communications for social change, held its Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Doug McMillon, President & CEO of…

Last week, the UNFCCC released the cover decision from COP28 in Dubai. In response, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from Marcene Mitchell, senior vice president of climate change: For the first time, the final…

It is critical that African countries increase their domestic resource mobilization. The pressing need for economic stimulus in response to the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded preexisting…

21 March 2024 by Eliud Wandwalo, Head of Tuberculosis, the Global Fund In the fight against…

Earlier this week, veiled comments started to emerge on Capitol Hill regarding an unnamed and "serious national security threat." By Thursday, a White House spokesman, John Kirby, let the American public in on what members of Congress…

Dakota Johnson might have special powers after all… (Picture: Entertainment Tonight) Dakota Johnson was left – quite literally – shaken when an earthquake interrupted her interview. The 34-year-old actress is currently promoting…

Dakota Johnson might have special powers after all… (Picture: Entertainment Tonight)Dakota Johnson was left – quite literally – shaken when an earthquake interrupted her interview. The 34-year-old actress is currently promoting…

At a time when governments, scientists, and civil society groups are all elevating the urgent need to halt deforestation and forest degradation, DIY retailer giant The Home Depot has pushed in the opposite direction with the…

In This Moment: The Book as Witness, Jan. 10

Cosmology has transformed our understanding of time past and the aeons to come, pointing to a deep future in which life may morph into incredible forms, says astronomer royal Martin Rees

Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it's a health crisis touching every corner of our cities and stretching to the farthest reaches of our planet. COP28 has acknowledged this by introducing the inaugural 'Health Day',…

The effects of the war in Gaza are rippling across the region, exacerbating tensions and threatening to spill over into already-volatile conflicts. The pause in fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and Iranian-backed Houthi…

They may be small, but the six satellites have a big job ahead of them studying solar radio bursts, or the generation of radio waves in the outer atmosphere of the Sun. These bursts result from electrons accelerated in the Sun’s…

Clusterfuck Nation For your reading pleasure Mondays and Fridays Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page or Substack Thanks for your support      History is a trickster. It unfolds emergently with uncanny…

“We need not call for Sympathy, rather we call for Solutions! In hindsight, climate justice should be at the forefront of our efforts as we address the urgent need for mitigation, adaptation, and support for the most vulnerable nations.”…

Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris Agreement: hold warming to 1.5°C to limit further dangerous levels of climate change.Since then, greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing – and climate disasters…

User Experience (UX) is the comprehensive experience a person has when using a product or application, and usability is the ease of use (or lack thereof) when using it. Many of us have discovered the vast advantages of evaluating…

07 November 2023 by Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund Tuberculosis is rarely in the…

This is the shocking moment an Iceland mayor's interview is interrupted by an earthquake.The mayor of Grindavik Fannar Jónasson was giving a live interview to Icelandic TV when suddenly he was interrupted by a tremor in the…