Today, thousands of people are suffering from diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis–usually decades after asbestos exposure. Asbestos’s insulation and fireproofing qualities have been completely overshadowed by knowledge about its... Read more »
In Rock Bar, in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, a bartender watched as a man who appeared to be homeless shouted on the street outside. The man waved his hands and yelled... Read more »
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 440,000 refugees have entered Europe by sea this year. Nearly 3,000 of those have died or gone missing while trying... Read more »
UN independent experts expressed concern about the ongoing water shortage in Guadeloupe, a French Caribbean island. They raised concerns over tap water pollution, steep prices and attempts to silence critics, calling the... Read more »
Finland announced on Thursday the extension of the closure of its border crossing points with Russia until April 14, 2024, citing concerns over weaponized migration and threats to national security from Russia.... Read more »
The International Crisis Group, a non-profit NGO, released its latest report on Haiti’s ongoing gang crisis on Friday, which stressed the growing challenges of an international intervention to address the country’s deteriorating... Read more »
The political reality of a US Democracy in crisis is a byproduct, not only of the master storyteller Donald Trump, but more fundamentally it has to do with both a broken fourth... Read more »
EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, co-chaired the EU-Cuba human rights dialogue in Cuba, on Thursday. Gilmore stated that the agenda “recognised the impact of the [US] embargo, and called... Read more »
New York City mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he will be freezing police hiring, as well as instituting budget cuts to multiple other city services, in response to the rising costs... Read more »
The Bloomington, Minnesota Police Department is launching a pilot mental health program that provides immediate in-home therapy for people in crisis, Kiya Edwards reports for KARE11. The Innovative Mental Health Rapid Response... Read more »