Volcano erupts on southwestern Japan island (english.kyodonews.net)
Women encouraged to run for political office :: Mmegi Online (www.mmegi.bw)
67% of Arab world: October 7 was 'legitimate resistance' against Israel (www.jpost.com)
Trade with Asia-Pacific region increased eleven-fold since Peru joined APEC | News (andina.pe)
Peru: Armed Forces attend 'Resolute Sentinel 2024' final planning conference | News (andina.pe)
Peru: Net International Reserves total US$74.101 bn on Jan 10 | News (andina.pe)
'Catastrophic': Residents, aid organizations describe conditions in northern Gaza (abcnews.go.com)
According to a December report by the United Nations into food insecurity in Gaza, “At least one in four households (more than half a million people) in the Gaza Strip are facing catastrophic acute food insecurity conditions (IPC Phase 5 – Catastrophe), characterized by extreme food gaps and collapse of their livelihood.”...
Uruguay inaugurates the first binational airport in Latin America and the second globally. - News (www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy)
NDC moving to consolidate power (www.thenewtodaygrenada.com)
Govt’s big plans for a railway revolution :: Mmegi Online (www.mmegi.bw)
Pula’s downward crawl maintained at 1.51% :: Mmegi Online (www.mmegi.bw)
A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches (apnews.com)
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Fee-ling unwelcome: Canadian visitor calls out immigration fees - Cook Islands News (www.cookislandsnews.com)
Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election (www.msn.com)
William Lai Ching-te from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won Taiwan’s presidential election.
New Year, New Mod Drama
Sorry to throw this on everyone in the group, but there has been another mod shakeup and it feels fair to address it publicly....
Tough choices for Israel in US' Middle East vision - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Newly appointed Ministers express commitment to serve the Grenadian people (www.thenewtodaygrenada.com)
At least 34 dead in Colombia landslides (edition.cnn.com)
Volcanic eruption started on the Reykjanes peninsula (icelandmonitor.mbl.is)
State encourages coffee farmers to increase production – Kenya News Agency (www.kenyanews.go.ke)
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Record heat, record emissions, record fossil fuel consumption. One month out from Cop28, the world is further than ever from reaching its collective climate goals. At the root of all these problems, according to recent research, is the human “behavioural crisis”, a term coined by an interdisciplinary team of scientists.
