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The GATT-ification of the World Trade Organization

The Geneva-based World Trade Organization, which serves as a multilateral trade referee, is set to miss yet another crucial target of revitalising “a full and well-functioning dispute settlement system” by the end of 2024. The WTO established a comprehensive system of rules governing trade in goods, services, and intellectual property, along with a binding two-tier dispute settlement system featuring an …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Netflix signs US broadcast deal with FIFA for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031

Associated Press

GENEVA — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 as the streaming giant continues its push into live sports. World Cups are typically broadcast on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences, and the last women’s edition in 2023 earned FIFA less than 10% of the men’s 2022 World Cup. …

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Netherlands’ women's team to face former manager Sarina Wiegman at European Championship

NL Times

The Netherlands women’s team has been drawn to face France, England, and Wales in next year's European Championships. Manager Andries Jonkers’ side finished second in their qualification group behind Italy. England, managed by Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman, is the reigning champions of the European Championship. Wiegman was the manager of the Netherlands when they won the European Championships in 2017 …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Chinese telecom operators undergoing transformation amid AI revolution

China Daily

A participant visits the exhibition booth of China Mobile at the 2024 Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, May 30, 2024. Chinese telecom operators are undergoing a transformation amid the AI revolution, reshaping customer service through artificial intelligence-driven innovations in public management, customer service and social service sectors, according to a report released on Wednesday by GSMA, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.N. office on human rights in Venezuela partially resumed operations in recent weeks, the agency’s chief said Friday, months after the government of President Nicolás Maduro expelled its staff for allegedly helping coup plotters and terror groups. “I’m very concerned that many of these people were arbitrarily detained, including adolescents and young adults, members of the …

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Topless women protesters take a chainsaw to famous UN monument to demonstrate against the use of landmines in Ukraine and demand Russia is kicked out of the United Nations

Daily Mail

Topless women protesters were detained Friday for vandalising a monument outside the United Nations complex in Geneva to protest the use of landmines in Ukraine and to demand Russia is kicked out of the UN. Two members of Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN, which is known for its provocative protests, used a chainsaw to cut into the wooden sculpture known as …

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Topless women protesting the Ukraine war are detained for vandalizing sculpture near UN building

Associated Press

GENEVA — At least three feminist activists were detained on Friday after vandalizing a monument outside the United Nations complex in Geneva to protest Russia’s war against Ukraine and what they see as the U.N.'s failure to stop the conflict. Two topless women with the group FEMEN, which is known for its provocative protests, used a chainsaw to cut into …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Interview: China crucial to sustainable global supply chains, says industry insider

China Daily

Interview: China crucial to sustainable global supply chains, says industry insider Xinhua Updated: Dec 12, 2024 A worker operates a shoemaking production line in Wuchuan, Guangdong province. GENEVA, Dec 11 -- Chinese manufacturers, accounting for over a quarter of global manufacturing output, can play a vital role in creating a sustainable global supply chain, an industry insider has said. Seeking …

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2 weeks ago

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Hindustan Times

GENEVA — Norway's soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament. FIFA's 211 member federations are holding an online meeting on Wednesday to rubberstamp the decision to give Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup …

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Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Associated Press

GENEVA — Norway’s soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament. “FIFA’s own guidelines for human rights and due diligence have also not been adequately integrated into the process, increasing the risk of human …

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2 weeks ago

World Cup hosting decisions set to kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi Arabia and FIFA

Associated Press

GENEVA — The inevitable result has been clear since last year: Saudi Arabia will be confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday. FIFA published each member’s choice in June 2018 in Moscow when the United States, Canada and Mexico won the 2026 World Cup hosting vote 134-65 against Morocco. There is skepticism FIFA and Saudi Arabia …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues

Associated Press

GENEVA — Two days before FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the United Nations’ top human rights official pledged Monday to try to ensure migrant labor standards are “properly respected” around the tournament. On Monday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said his organization in Geneva was not directly engaged by FIFA …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Assad is in Moscow, given asylum

Deccan Chronicle

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule.The Russian agencies, Tass and RIA, cited an unidentified Kremlin source on Assad and his family being given asylum in Moscow, his longtime ally and protector. …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Greater global unity key to sustainable growth

China Daily

Copies of the "Global Development Report 2024". Global unity and cooperation are essential for tackling today's complex challenges and building a sustainable future for all, experts from home and abroad said at the launch of the Global Development Report 2024 in Beijing on Friday. "All these solutions point in one direction: what is needed is greater global cooperation to achieve …

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Greater global unity key to sustainable growth

China Daily

By SONG PING | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-09 10:04 Copies of the "Global Development Report 2024". "All these solutions point in one direction: what is needed is greater global cooperation to achieve inclusive, fair, ecologically sustainable and people-centered development to benefit all the people on planet Earth," said Sudheendra Kulkarni, founder and chairman of the Forum for a …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Associated Press

LONDON — Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria crumbled with astonishing speed after insurgents burst out of a rebel-held enclave and converged on the capital, Damascus, taking city after city in a matter of days. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were …

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Syria war – latest: Assad regime toppled as rebel fighters seize control of Damascus

The Independent

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Syria civil war: 'United States should stay out of it as this is not our fight', says Donald Trump

India TV News

Syria civil war: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said that the United States military should stay out of the escalating conflict in Syria as a shock opposition offensive closes in on the capital, declaring in a social media post, "THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” With world leaders watching the rapid rebel advance against Syria's Russian-and Iranian-backed president, Bashar Assad, President …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Donald Trump Says U.S. Shouldn't Intervene In Syria As Opposition Forces Gain Ground

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria amid an opposition offensive that has reached the capital’s suburbs, declaring in a social media post, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” Trump’s first extensive comments on the dramatic rebel push came while he was in Paris for the reopening of …

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Trump says US shouldn’t intervene in Syria as opposition forces gain ground

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria amid an opposition offensive that has reached the capital’s suburbs, declaring in a social media post, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” Trump’s first extensive comments on the dramatic rebel push came while he was in Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral. …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Storm Darragh travel advice as UK sees chaos on rail, air and sea amid weather warnings

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rail passengers in many parts of Britain are being warned against travel on Saturday as Storm …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

Associated Press

GENEVA — Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. Bach said Thursday responsibility for “taking early contact with the incoming team” of the Trump administration is with organizing committee officials in LA, and leaders of the US Olympic …

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Fears Russia is developing space-based platform to launch missiles

Daily Mail

A mysterious Russian satellite soaring at the outer limits of orbit around the Earth has triggered fears that Moscow is developing a space-based platform to launch missiles - perhaps even nuclear weapons - to destroy untold numbers of vital satellites. Fear over the prospect of a space arms race was sparked earlier this year when American media said US intelligence …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

The 'apple library' with a lost world on its limbs

BBC

The 'apple library' with a lost world on its limbs Getty Images The explosion of crisp, commercial apple varieties in the last century doomed many other breeds into obscurity. The USDA's Plant Genetic Resources Unit in Geneva, New York, and New Zealand's Plant & Food Research's collection, among others, host thousands of apple varieties. "There's a history of apple production …

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The GATT-ification of the World Trade Organization

Netflix signs US broadcast deal with FIFA for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031

Netherlands’ women's team to face former manager Sarina Wiegman at European Championship

Chinese telecom operators undergoing transformation amid AI revolution

UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down

Topless women protesters take a chainsaw to famous UN monument to demonstrate against the use of landmines in Ukraine and demand Russia is kicked out of the United Nations

Topless women protesting the Ukraine war are detained for vandalizing sculpture near UN building

Interview: China crucial to sustainable global supply chains, says industry insider

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

World Cup hosting decisions set to kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi Arabia and FIFA

Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues

Assad is in Moscow, given asylum

Greater global unity key to sustainable growth

Greater global unity key to sustainable growth

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Syria war – latest: Assad regime toppled as rebel fighters seize control of Damascus

Syria civil war: 'United States should stay out of it as this is not our fight', says Donald Trump

Donald Trump Says U.S. Shouldn't Intervene In Syria As Opposition Forces Gain Ground

Trump says US shouldn’t intervene in Syria as opposition forces gain ground

Storm Darragh travel advice as UK sees chaos on rail, air and sea amid weather warnings

Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

Fears Russia is developing space-based platform to launch missiles

The 'apple library' with a lost world on its limbs