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The Cambodian activists risking their freedom for the environment
Mother Nature is a group made up of young activists attempting to protect Cambodia’s environment from widespread destruction. But the group has increasingly been targeted, with some even jailed for their activism. Thon Ratha and Long Kunthea are passionate, young environmental activists for Mother Nature. They also both spent more than a year in jail …
Biden preparing to declare massacre of Armenians a ‘genocide,’ risking break with Turkey
Two people familiar with the decision said the President was expected to make the declaration as part of an official statement on Remembrance Day, which falls on Saturday. Both said it was possible he would change his mind before then, and issue a statement merely recognizing the event without describing it as genocide. US officials …
California child care providers losing money, risking health during pandemic
Photo courtesy of Ana Andrade Children play at a distance at The Wolf Pack Child Care in San Rafael. Photo courtesy of Ana Andrade Children play at a distance at The Wolf Pack Child Care in San Rafael. The coronavirus pandemic is pushing many California child care providers to the brink of closure and forcing …
People breaking the rules are ‘risking lives’ says Hancock, as UK deaths hit 4,934
Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories. Of Sunday’s new cases, 116 were locally transmitted and many were linked to two dormitories that house migrant workers, who will now have to stay in their rooms for 14 days. The …
Mental health care postcode lottery ‘is risking lives’ | Society
People with mental health problems are being forced to wait 112 days for treatment through the NHS’s talking therapies programme – despite a supposed six-week maximum wait. Delays in care facing those with anxiety and depression are so long in some parts of England that they could lead to people taking their own life, a …
North Atlantic right whales in crisis – and the people risking lives to save them
Image copyright Getty Images Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats that could end the species. Here are the people risking their lives to save them. For whale rescuer Mackie Greene, there’s no feeling in the world like seeing fishing ropes slip free from a trapped whale. …
