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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in March 2015, was the first of four agreements approved by the international community in 2015 with the overall aim of making development more sustainable … Continue reading →

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Pathological power: the danger of governments led by narcissists and psychopaths

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

The risk of “pathocracy” is always close. And once entrenched, difficult to dislodge. Source: Pathological power: the danger of governments led by narcissists and psychopaths

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Brexit’s £100 Million Campaign Has Social Media Users In Splits – DesignTAXI.com

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

Some locals think the budget could have been used more wisely. Source: Brexit’s £100 Million Campaign Has Social Media Users In Splits – DesignTAXI.com

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29 August — International Day Against Nuclear Tests

Posted on August 22, 2019 by

On 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests. http://www.un.org/en/events/againstnu…

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The revolutionary power of diverse thought

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

“From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy,” says novelist Elif Shafak. “From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism.” A native of Turkey, Shafak has … Continue reading →

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Thousands demonstrate in Europe ahead of European Parliamentary elections

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

With just a week to go before the European parliamentary elections take place, tens of thousands of people, opposed to nationalist agenda’s, took to the streets in cities right across Europe.… READ MORE : https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/19/t…

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Facebook’s role in Brexit — and the threat to democracy

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

In an unmissable talk, journalist Carole Cadwalladr digs into one of the most perplexing events in recent times: the UK’s super-close 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Tracking the result to a barrage of misleading Facebook ads targeted at … Continue reading →

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How Twitter needs to change

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Can Twitter be saved? In a wide-ranging conversation with TED’s Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of the platform — acknowledging problems with harassment and moderation and proposing some fundamental changes that he … Continue reading →

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The surprising decline in violence

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species’ existence.

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“Final Offer” DUST Original Sci-Fi Short Film – Exclusive Premiere

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

“Final Offer” by Mark Slutsky A down-on-his-luck lawyer awakes in a doorless room to find he’s been selected to negotiate on behalf of the human race.

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