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'Hotel Rwanda' hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges — lapresse.us — 21 September 2021 (LINK)

Biden pledges to double U.S. climate change aid; some activists unimpressed — reuters — 21 September 2021 (LINK)

Over 50 Companies Reporting on Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics as International Support Grows — weforum — 21 September 2021 (LINK)

An initial analysis of the first 45 reports from companies shows how companies are building skills for the future, with over $1.5 trillion invested in training. They also indicate that companies are innovating for better products and services, with over $20 trillion spent on R&D and $23 trillion in cumulative multi-year innovation investments. Lastly, they are contributing to their communities and social vitality with nearly $140 trillion in taxes.

Before Gabby Petito, Hundreds Of Indigenous Girls Went Missing In Wyoming To Little Media Attention — newsone — 21 September 2021 (LINK)

How can young people change the world? Top tips from a youth activist — weforum — 21 September 2021 (LINK)

Sustainable Gardening: Lessons from Chelsea Flower Show's First Organic Garden — gardenista — 21 September 2021 (LINK)

Amnesty lists Taliban roll back of civil liberties — aljazeera — 20 September 2021 (LINK)

U.S. use of drones in combat — heathercoxrichardson — 19 September 2021 (LINK)

"Nothing is moving": Only one country in the world (The Gambia) has submitted plans that will mitigate climate change by 2030, watchdog finds — cbsnews (video) — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

WEF annual meeting returns to Davos in 2022 — swissinfo — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

"The annual meeting netted the Swiss economy around CHF80 million ($87 million) in 2020, with businesses and hotels taking in some CHF63 million in revenues."

Trump 2? Michael Flynn — heathercoxrichardson — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

Hundreds of Afghan diplomats are still living abroad, with many saying money is running out as they fear for families' safety. — aljazeera — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

France calls killing of Islamic State leader big victory — apnews — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

Simone Biles, top US gymnasts excoriate FBI for ignoring Nassar sex abuse — france24 — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

Nine ways you can help to save insects from extinction — sciencefocus — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

UN urges moratorium on use of AI that imperils human rights — apnews — 16 September 2021 (LINK)

Mercer family played bigger role in 2020 election than thought, giving nearly $20 million to dark-money GOP fund — cnbc — 15 September 2021 (LINK)

A 40-year friend of a Capitol Police officer reported him to the FBI for disclosing the secure location of lawmakers on January 6, report says — businessinsider — 15 September 2021 (LINK)

Study: More than half of young people think 'humanity is doomed' — grist.org — 14 September 2021 (LINK)

"It's the first study to find that climate anxiety is connected to government inaction."

UN rights chief reveals new initiative to protect environmental defenders — genevasolutions — 14 September 2021 (LINK)

Young conservationists call for help to take their seat at the table — genevasolutions — 14 September 2021 (LINK)

Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan took up her new role as secretary-general of UNCTAD on 13 September for a four-year term — unctad — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

Donors pledge $1.2B for Afghanistan as UN warns of catastrophe — dailysabah — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

UN rights boss warns of looming crisis in Afghanistan — genevasolutions — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

U.S. intelligence chief warns that countries pose a greater terror threat than Afghanistan — nytimes — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050, World Bank report says — pbs — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

'Credible' claims that Taliban killing Afghan ex-government workers and relatives, says UN — euronews — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

How much will our oceans warm and cause sea levels to rise this century? We've just improved our estimate — theconversation — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

"Our analysis shows that without dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, by the end of this century the upper 2,000 metres of the ocean is likely to warm by 11-15 times the amount of warming observed during 2005-19. [...] This warming will cause sea levels to rise by 17-26 centimetres."

Record number of environmental activists murdered — bbc — 13 September 2021 (LINK)

A slice of the Pentagon's internet space that was taken over by a Florida company minutes before Trump left office has been returned, but the mystery remains — businessinsider — 12 September 2021 (LINK)

Biden Declassifies Secret FBI Report Detailing Saudi Nationals' Connections To 9/11 — npr — 12 September 2021 (LINK)

"The report [...] painted a starkly different portrait than the one described by the 9/11 Commission Report in 2004."

Afghanistan: Taliban announce new rules for women and girls' education — dw — 12 September 2021 (LINK)

The West is getting Afghanistan wrong – again — aljazeera — 12 September 2021 (LINK)

'Al-Qaeda is coming back'. 'The Taliban is fragmented'. 'The Taliban triumphed due to foreign support'. 'The US withdrew too soon'.

Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent, UN says — reuters — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

UN raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists — apnews — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

Momentous' Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining Urged by Global Biodiversity Summit — commondreams — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

1 In 3 Tree Species Face Extinction — eurasiareview — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

Thailand: Suicide Only Way Out For Desperate Tour Guides — eurasiareview — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad convicted of forgery in Geneva trial — reuters — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

Britain's Prince Andrew served with lawsuit from Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre — theguardian — 10 September 2021 (LINK)

Financial Trouble at the Human Rights Council — thegenevaobserver — 9 September 2021 (LINK)

Biden ousts Conway, Spicer, other Trump appointees from military academy boards — abcnews — 9 September 2021 (LINK)

Researchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral — pbs — 8 September 2021 (LINK)