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Updated at 1 p.m. ET President Biden is set to deliver his first foreign policy speech since he took office, on Thursday afternoon, providing early signals for his plans to chart a course away from former President Donald Trumps "America First" approach to the world. Biden is set to say that American democratic values have "come under intense pressure in recent years" and were "pushed to the brink in the last few weeks" — an allusion to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as Congress ...

Image credit: Mark Makela Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. President Biden is set to deliver his first foreign policy speech as president on Thursday, which could provide early signals for his plans to chart a course away from former President Donald Trump’s “America First” approach to the world. During his first two weeks on the job, t...

The Social Order From the time of the Roman Empire until well after the discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium in 1882, many of the best medical minds believed that "miasmas"—invisible vapors emitted from the earth—caused killer infections such as typhus, diphtheria, and malaria. Though the bacteriological revolution of the late nineteenth century routed that theory, a new miasma theory has lately sprung up in schools of public health, holding that racism and sexism, though as unmeasurable...

The Straits Times Philippines is not a dumping ground: Inquirer The paper says that advocates point to loopholes in the laws that have made the country "wide open" to both illegal and "legitimised" waste trade. Volunteers sort plastic waste on the shore of Freedom Island, Philippines, during a cleanup organised by green groups. ST PHOTO: RAUL DANCEL PublishedJan 27, 2021, 11:50 am SGT https://str.sg/JKmG They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share...

Governor General David Hurley inspects the Royal Guard during the Australia Day Flag Raising Ceremony at Lake Burley Griffin on January 26, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. (Getty) A number of Australians have also been recognised for their services to healthcare, education and the emergency services during 2020, a year, of course, marked by the coronavirus pandemic and bushfire devastation. Governor-General David Hurley said the honours helped celebrate the contributions of people from every part ...

Advertisement Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged the Morrison government to end a policy “vacuum” on climate change by seizing on the new agenda from US President Joe Biden to commit to net zero emissions by 2050. Mr Turnbull, made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the Australia Day Honours list, named climate change action as one of the main “unfinished” policies of his leadership. Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says climate change was his unfinished b...

The new year often brings with it resolutions for reform, sobriety, or any number of other improvements. But Inman News Founder Brad Inman recently took to the community’s Inman Coast to Coast Facebook page to seek out advice for how to navigate 2021. Credit: Inman Coast to Coast on Facebook The friendly community of real estate professionals was dependable as ever in its response, offering Brad tips ranging from playful to earnest in nature — but all were taken to heart. Although there wer...

EcoWaste Coalition Honors Customs Official with “Environmental Justice Award” for Re-Exporting Illegal Waste Shipments to South Korea 20.01.2021 - Quezon City, Philippines - Pressenza IPA 20 January 2021, Quezon City. The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition presented the “Environmental Justice Award” to Bureau of Customs-Region 10 District Collector John Simon in a virt...

SunStar + January 20, 2021 THE WASTE and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition yesterday presented the “Environmental Justice Award” to Bureau of Customs-Region 10 District Collector John Simon in a virtual ceremony. Simon, a customs official with 31 years of distinguished service in the government sector, is the lone recipient of the group’s first-ever “Environmental Justice Award” coinciding with the national observance of “Zero Waste Month” this January. Acco...

Customs collector John Simon receives 1st-ever Environmental Justice Award EcoWaste Coalition’s inaugural Environmental Justice Award was given to the Bureau of Customs-Region 10 District official for his role in the re-exportation of South Korea’s illegal waste shipment. Customs collector John Simon has received the first-ever Environmental Justice Award from waste and pollution watchdog group, EcoWaste Coalition. The Bureau of Customs-Region 10 District official received the recognition i...