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12/02/2023

How do we put nature at the heart of a new -socialcontract? What shifts are needed to move from an ego to an eco-centric vision?

Read more on 'Dismantling the Ecological Divide' here:

https://www.unrisd.org/en/library/publications/dismantling-the-ecological-divide-toward-a-new-eco-social-contract

27/05/2022

04/03/2022

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/04/russia-ukraine-latest-updates.html

Ukraine's nuclear agency says Russian military forces have taken control of the plant in Zaporizhzhia.

04/03/2022

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appealed to Russians to stage protests over Russian forces' seizure of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. A building at the Z...

04/03/2022

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/top-wrap-1-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant-fire-after-russian-attack-mayor-2022-03-04/

Russian invasion forces seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant on Friday in what Washington called a reckless assault that risked catastrophe, although a blaze in a training building was extinguished and officials said the facility was now safe.

04/03/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/04/ukraine-news-russia-war-vladimir-putin-zelenskiy-kyiv-latest-live-updates-russian-invasion-nuclear-power-plant

Embassy condemns Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia facility; Jens Stoltenberg warns of ‘more death, more suffering and more destruction’

28/02/2022

14/01/2022

play Do the Eagles pose any threat to the Bucs? (1:43) Jeff Saturday and Domonique Foxworth break down whether the Eagles have any advantage against the Buccaneers in Sunday's wild-card matchup. (1:43) 3:06 PM ET Tim McManusESPN Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders will play in Sunday's wild-card playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite having had hand surgery less than three weeks ago....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/eagles-rb-sanders-to-play-3-weeks-after-surgery/

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14/01/2022

RIYADH: The Saudi Pro League is no stranger to big-name foreign coaches, with a host of high-profile names washing through the league over the past decade or more. But arguably this season’s best coach is, with the greatest of respect, the very definition of a no-name coach — he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. Croatian Kresimir Rezic was appointed coach of historically unheralded Damac, from Khamis Mushait in south-west Saudi Arabia; a club that have spent the better part of the past three decades in the lower reaches of the Saudi football ecosystem....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/kresimir-rezic-turning-the-tables-in-the-saudi-pro-league-as-he-pulls-off-a-miracle-at-damac/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

ANKARA: Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia held their first round of talks in Moscow on Friday in the first steps towards normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties between the two countries. Armenia will hope that the talks will help it break its regional isolation, while for Turkey they are part of its wider efforts to rebuild trust with its neighbors and reduce the potential risk of conflict....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/violence-erupts-police-use-water-cannon-on-tunisian-protesters/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

Kresimir Rezic turning the tables in the Saudi Pro League as he pulls off a miracle at Damac RIYADH: The Saudi Pro League is no stranger to big-name foreign coaches, with a host of high-profile names washing through the league over the past decade or more. But arguably this season’s best coach is, with the greatest of respect, the very definition of a no-name coach — he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/egypt-and-liverpool-fans-hope-for-their-own-mo-salah-happy-resolutions/

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14/01/2022

By Euronews with AFP • Updated: 14/01/2022 - 21:01 FILE- Closed restaurants because of a lockdown forced people to eat outdoors next to a closed shop in Amsterdam, Netherlands. - Copyright AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File Shops, hairdressers and gyms will be allowed to reopen in the Netherlands but bars and restaurants must stay closed, the Dutch government said, as it announcing an easing of one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/dutch-government-eases-lockdown-opening-shops-gyms-and-hairdressers/

Shops, hairdressers and gyms will be allowed to reopen in the Netherlands but bars and restaurants must stay closed, the Dutch government said, as it

14/01/2022

By Pedro Sacadura • Updated: 14/01/2022 - 18:57 Ilkka Salmi is the EU's top man when it comes to counter-terrorism. He recently took up the role of coordinating the response of member states to the security threats facing the bloc today. His appointment comes at a time when right-wing extremism is on the rise and online propaganda is a growing concern....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/new-technology-gives-new-tools-to-those-who-want-to-do-harm-warns-eus-counter-terrorism-chief/

Ilkka Salmi is the EU's top man when it comes to counter-terrorism. He recently took up the role of coordinating the response of member states to the security

14/01/2022

“A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a rocket attack against a school in Baghdad the previous night, which left a child and woman injured. In a statement, Sheema SenGupta stressed that “children must be protected from attacks at all times” and that schools and homes must always be places of safety. ...

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/child-and-woman-injured-following-rocket-attack-in-iraq/

“A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a rocket attack against a school in

14/01/2022

LONDON: Iranian shipping companies have worked in league with international shipping recruitment firms to force large numbers of Indian seafarers to work in dangerous conditions with little or no pay, The Washington Post has reported. Thousands of Indian men are reportedly lured to Iran each year by recruiters who guarantee them salaries and experience on reputable ships, sometimes promising assignments in other Middle Eastern countries....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/founder-of-lebanons-canoe-kayaking-federation-found-dead-after-suspected-burglary/

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14/01/2022

Jess Harwood Dare we speak of the other crisis the government is failing us on? Cartoon by Jess Harwood Art Topics La Niña Opinion Climate crisis Australian politics comment

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/la-nina-doesnt-give-the-government-a-free-pass-on-climate-impacts/

Jess Harwood

14/01/2022

If we’re being honest, most of us will admit that we choose our shoes based purely on aesthetics, not really thinking about whether they’re fit for purpose. But while we probably know deep down those high heels and narrow, rigid shoes are bad for our feet, it turns out that over-engineered, cushioned trainers aren’t doing them any favours either. Decades of slick marketing campaigns fronted by sporting and cultural icons may have told us that technologically advanced trainers are essential for running faster and leaping further, but is that really true?...

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/best-foot-forward-is-it-time-to-rethink-footwear/

If we’re being honest, most of us will admit that we choose our shoes based purely on aesthetics, not really thinking about whether they’re fit for purpose.

14/01/2022

When the cops arrested scammer Evan Leslie McMahon in March 2019 they found a lot more than just the bootleg Netflix logins that enabled his clients to watch The Witcher on the cheap. Also in the possession of the early-20s hacker were nine electronic wallets containing an alphabet soup of cryptocurrencies – bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, digibyte, XRP, stratis, bitcoin gold and litecoin – that he bought with the proceeds of his crimes....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/dirty-cash-and-crypto-how-the-booming-cryptocurrency-market-is-open-to-exploitation/

14/01/2022

Kresimir Rezic turning the tables in the Saudi Pro League as he pulls off a miracle at Damac RIYADH: The Saudi Pro League is no stranger to big-name foreign coaches, with a host of high-profile names washing through the league over the past decade or more. But arguably this season’s best coach is, with the greatest of respect, the very definition of a no-name coach — he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/eddie-howe-says-newcastle-transfer-situation-is-complex-in-january-window/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

ANKARA: Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia held their first round of talks in Moscow on Friday in the first steps towards normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties between the two countries. Armenia will hope that the talks will help it break its regional isolation, while for Turkey they are part of its wider efforts to rebuild trust with its neighbors and reduce the potential risk of conflict....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/un-experts-decry-imminent-ex*****on-of-iranian-child-offender/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands — the first European country to go into lockdown as the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus spread to Europe — will partially reopen on Saturday. “We are entering into a new phase of the pandemic … The Omicron variant has caused an unprecedented surge in infections,” new Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said at a press conference Friday, adding that despite the rise in cases, “we are carefully taking steps to reopen the country in some ways.”...

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/the-netherlands-relaxes-coronavirus-measures-but-restaurants-stay-shut/

AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands — the first European country to go into lockdown as the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus spread to Europe

14/01/2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office on Friday accused his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, of running away from criminal charges back home, and of engaging in self-promotion harmful to the country just as it faces the risk of a new military attack by Russia. The statement, by Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser in the president’s office, was in response to an interview with POLITICO in which Poroshenko insisted that the charges of “high treason” against him amounted to politically motivated prosecution — an act of revenge by Zelenskiy, the actor and comedian who defeated Poroshenko in 2019, denying him a second five-year term....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/zelenskiys-office-accuses-poroshenko-of-fleeing-treason-charges/

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office on Friday accused his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, of running away from criminal charges back home, and of

14/01/2022

Kresimir Rezic turning the tables in the Saudi Pro League as he pulls off a miracle at Damac RIYADH: The Saudi Pro League is no stranger to big-name foreign coaches, with a host of high-profile names washing through the league over the past decade or more. But arguably this season’s best coach is, with the greatest of respect, the very definition of a no-name coach — he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/morocco-through-senegal-unimpressive-again-at-african-cup/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

On. Jan. 22, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane will square off in the main event of UFC 270 (10 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV), with the heavyweight title on the line. That fight will shape the course of three fighters in the top 10 of ESPN's MMA Rank, an effort to project which fighters will have the best 2022....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/mma-rank-10-1-which-fighters-will-have-the-best-2022/

On. Jan. 22, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane will square off in the main event of UFC 270 (10 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV), with the heavyweight title on the line. That

14/01/2022

Sometimes you get home after a long day, there are no leftovers in the fridge and you just know you really shouldn’t order out. And that’s when I reach for my handy list of go-to recipes and find something easy to make that I already have the ingredients for in the pantry. Sure, it sounds simple - because it is - but until I bothered to formalise it, actually write recipes down as I made them, I was constantly looking up the same few recipes over and over again, forced to scroll past the mandatory “humorous” anecdotes and irritating pop-up ads every single time....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/easy-wins-write-down-your-favourite-recipes-and-avoid-the-chaff-of-the-internet/

Sometimes you get home after a long day, there are no leftovers in the fridge and you just know you really shouldn’t order out. And that’s when I reach for my

14/01/2022

By Euronews with AFP, AP • Updated: 14/01/2022 - 20:10 A worker takes down coverings around an exhibit on Chinese culture at a commercial plaza at the Winter Olympic Village in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. - Copyright AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Several countries have announced diplomatic boycotts of the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in China over Beijing's human rights track record....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/winter-olympics-is-your-country-doing-a-diplomatic-boycott-over-chinas-human-rights-record-2/

Several countries have announced diplomatic boycotts of the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in China over Beijing's human rights track record.

14/01/2022

Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannon on Friday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against President Kais Saied's takeover of the country in July. The demonstrators had gathered despite restrictions on gatherings imposed on Thursday due to a spate of coronavirus cases in the country. More than 1,000 protesters gathered on Mohamed V Avenue, but were prevented from reaching the iconic Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the epicentre of the massive protests that toppled Ben Ali 11 years ago....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/tunisians-defy-ban-to-protest-against-president/

Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannon on Friday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against President Kais Saied's takeover of the

14/01/2022

ANKARA: Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia held their first round of talks in Moscow on Friday in the first steps towards normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties between the two countries. Armenia will hope that the talks will help it break its regional isolation, while for Turkey they are part of its wider efforts to rebuild trust with its neighbors and reduce the potential risk of conflict....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/lebanese-central-bank-seeks-to-strengthen-currency-after-slump/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

ANKARA: Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia held their first round of talks in Moscow on Friday in the first steps towards normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties between the two countries. Armenia will hope that the talks will help it break its regional isolation, while for Turkey they are part of its wider efforts to rebuild trust with its neighbors and reduce the potential risk of conflict....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/un-security-council-condemns-houthi-seizure-of-rwabee-cargo-ship/

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by WC Times staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

14/01/2022

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday he was optimistic about an Iran nuclear deal being struck within “the next few weeks” amid warnings that the window for reaching an agreement is closing fast. Iran and the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China have spent months trying to resurrect the original Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was thrown into jeopardy when former U.S....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/eus-borrell-hopes-for-iran-deal-within-weeks/

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday he was optimistic about an Iran nuclear deal being struck within “the next few weeks” amid warnings that the

14/01/2022

By Euronews with AFP • Updated: 14/01/2022 - 19:13 Denmark's former defence minister has been arrested on suspicion of leaking state secrets Claus Hjort Frederiksen confirmed on Friday that he was being investigated for "violating the limits of freedom of expression". Frederiksen -- who served as defence minister from 2016 to 2019 -- is accused of passing on secret information that the country's security or foreign relations depend on....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/denmarks-former-defence-minister-arrested-over-leak-of-state-secrets/

Denmark's former defence minister has been arrested on suspicion of leaking state secrets

14/01/2022

The term “plant blindness” was coined in 1998 to describe our general tendency, as humans, not to see the plant life that surrounds us. The problem has understandable roots: the human brain evolved to detect difference, and then to categorise that difference as either threat or non-threat. Plants, being unlikely to attack, are lumped together and treated as background, a green screen against which dramas take place....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/the-guardian-view-on-the-green-planet-verdant-and-necessary-editorial/

The term “plant blindness” was coined in 1998 to describe our general tendency, as humans, not to see the plant life that surrounds us. The problem has

14/01/2022

Five years ago, Galahad Clark was on a quest to find the world’s most perfect feet. His search led him to the crimson sands of the Namibian Kalahari desert, where he met a wizened cobbler from the San bushmen tribe making ersatz sandals from old car tyres. The improvised material may have been rudimentary – hunting restrictions meant the shoemaker couldn’t use his usual eland antelope skins – but the sandals were thin soled, tailor-made for each individual tribesperson’s feet, and adapted to the rugged environment that the wearer would be running or hunting in....

https://worldcapitaltimes.com/big-shoe-isnt-working-the-ethical-footwear-brand-offering-a-sustainable-alternative/

Five years ago, Galahad Clark was on a quest to find the world’s most perfect feet. His search led him to the crimson sands of the Namibian Kalahari desert,