CNN: Who could lead the United Nations next? This Caribbean climate leader, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, makes diplomats 'jump' with excitement — CNN — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
Over 220 people and 25 organizations in 40 countries faced reprisals for cooperating with UN on human rights: new report — OHCHR — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
— Acts of reprisals against women and girls constitute half of the victims in the report.
U.N. high commissioner for human rights makes urgent appeal for security mission for Haiti — Miami Herald — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
186,000 migrants and refugees arrived in southern Europe so far this year, most in Italy, UNHCR says — ground.news: 48 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dismantle itself by January 2024 — ground.news: 84 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
SSF/ECOFACT TCFD-Disclosure Webinar: Guidance and Best Practice in the Swiss Context: 10 October — sustainablefinance.ch — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
UN Human Rights officer questions French move to bar its athletes from wearing hijab at Paris 2024 — Reuters ● — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
Leading US Jewish groups decry top legal award for 'anti-Israel' UN official Navi Pillay — timesofisrael — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine grain corridor should not replace broader deal — Rebeca Grynspan, who leads the implementation of the U.N. deal with Russia — Reuters ● — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
Scientists discover 8th 'continent' that had been missing for 375 years: the new continent, Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Maui, is 94 per cent underwater, with just a handful of islands, similar to New Zealand — ndtv — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
Breaking news
UN refugee agency readying for up to 120,000 refugees in Armenia — Reuters ● — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
Pakistan: At least 52 killed and dozens injured in Balochistan suicide bomb attack — ground.news: 73 media reports — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
India raids 53 sites nationwide as crackdown on Sikh separatists deepens — CNN — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
European Union poised to agree new asylum laws — france24 — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
Deutsche Welle: German-Italian rift thwarts EU deal on new rules for migration crises (LINK)
House expected to take up GOP stopgap bill but Congress still on track for a shutdown — CNN — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
Gulf of Mexico saltwater is moving up the drought-stricken Mississippi River, threatening Louisiana drinking water — washingtonpost ● — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
S.E. Louisiana saltwater intrusion declared a federal emergency — (LINK)
Tennessee gets federal money to help cover its August tornado cleanup efforts — (LINK)
Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates — AP — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Brazil's Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people — ground.news: 20 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Niger: 12 soldiers dead following attack by suspected jihadists — ground.news: 22 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Burkina Faso detains four officers after thwarted coup — ground.news: 10 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Iran Navy harasses US helicopter in international airspace over Arabian Gulf — usni — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Gunman shoots woman and her daughter in their home, then storms into university classroom and shoots male teacher — ground.news: 238 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Evergrande: China property giant suspends shares as police target chairman — ground.news: 50 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Sycamore Gap: 16-year-old boy arrested after famous tree 'deliberately felled' — CNN — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
6 Palestinian citizens of Israel are killed in crime-related shootings in the country's north — ground.news: 23 media reports — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
New project: avenir suisse essentials 1: Switzerland's electricity deal with the EU — →avenir-suisse.ch→ — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
X CEO Linda Yaccarino's wild interview at the Code Conference after Musk critic and former Twitter exec appears — theverge — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
'TOURISTS TOLD TO STAY AWAY' . . . but cruise denies passengers advised to avoid Port Lucaya because of safety concerns — tribune242.com — 29 September 2023 (LINK)
— "While there is a US State Department Advisory with specific reference to Freeport and Nassau, our shipboard team has not made any announcements about Freeport," a Carnival Cruise Line sspokesperson said yesterday. "We are confused by the allegations. As a standard practice, we advise guests visiting destinations to follow well-cited travel advice and stay in main tourist areas, not carry large sums of cash they don't intend to spend, and not wear lots of jewellery. Our guests love visiting Freeport."
On Tuesday, two cruise ships, Carnival Dream and Carnival Sunshine, brought over 7,000 guests to Grand Bahama. A bus took passengers to the Prop Club at the Grand Lucayan Resort. The visitors stayed there all day, visiting the restaurant and beach.
Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in two years: Volume lost during hot summers of 2022 and 2023 equal to total depletion between 1960 and 199 — The Guardian UK ● — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Swiss accuse daughter of ex-Uzbek president of running a criminal organisation — Reuters ● — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
AFP: Swiss indict daughter of late Uzbek leader in corruption case (LINK)
Burkina Faso detains four officers after thwarted coup — ground.news: 10 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Guardian: 'It's always down to human failure': President Biden, this is how to stop your dog biting people — The Guardian UK ● — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally returns to Earth after accidentally spending 371 days in space — livescience — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
One in six UK species threatened with extinction — theconversation.com — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
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