Tag Archives: Protect

The United States and China are locked in a new race, in space and on Earth, over a fundamental resource: time itself. And the United States is losing. Global positioning satellites serve as clocks in the sky, and their signals have become fundamental to the global economy — as essential …

France’s parliament has passed legislation to systematically suspend parental authority for those being investigated for incest or domestic violence, and withdraw it fully if they are sentenced. The National Assembly passed the bill on Monday,  March 11 before the upper-house Senate passed theirs on Tuesday. Before now the judicial system …

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation to shield in vitro fertilization providers from civil and criminal liability, capping off their scramble to allow the fertility treatment after a State Supreme Court ruling found that frozen embryos should be considered children. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, swiftly signed the bill into …

South Kivu province, Beves, Bukavu. Centre for former child soldiers. Credit: LEMBRYK, Wojtek ICRC Opinion by Ezequiel Heffes (new york) Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) – All around the globe, the most vulnerable among us are suffering the gravest consequences of war. Children bear …

Sustainable Fashion Show at Al Wasl Dome during the COP28 at Expo City Dubai. Credit: COP28/Walaa Alshaer by Joyce Chimbi (dubai) Sunday, December 10, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBAI, Dec 10 (IPS) – Thousands of bales of cheap, poor-quality secondhand clothing arrive on boats and ships docking on Africa’s extensive 26,000-kilometer-long …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m mostly hiding from Black Friday not least because I thought it was last Friday and that I’d got it out of the way. However, some things won’t wait and the Emma Hardie Cleanse, Protect & Hydrate Kit is one of them because it’s such a lovely gift for …

Democrats have introduced a bill to permanently protect pregnant and postpartum women in custody. It’s cosponsored by a range of Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent. There is not a single a Republican cosponsor of this bill, and yet this bill is all about the health and safety of …

The Biden-Harris administration announced proposals to protect the over 30 million on Medicare Advantage from predatory marketing, increase access to behavioral health care, promote equity in coverage, and improve supplemental benefits. These proposed rules are meant to make the program work to best meet the needs of beneficiaries. “So I’m …

Washington, DC – A prominent civil rights group in the United States has urged colleges and universities to respect free speech and resist calls to investigate or disband student organisations rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights. In an open letter to academic institutions on Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union …

Israel has reportedly agreed to delay the invasion of Gaza so the US can install missile defences to protect its troops in the region. The Pentagon is set to deploy nearly a dozen air-defence systems to protect troops in the region, including in Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and …