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2019 a “crucial test” for North Korea, says UN expert

The coming year represents a “crucial test” for peace on the Korean Peninsula and for a “new stance” on human rights in North Korea, according to a UN expert. Tomás Quintana, UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea who has been denied access to the so-called “hermit kingdom”, said 2019 “will represent a crucial […]

Ocean temperatures rising faster than previously thought

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Thomson Reuters Foundation The world’s oceans are rising in temperature faster than previously believed as they absorb most of the world’s growing climate-changing emissions, scientists said last week. Ocean heat – recorded by thousands of floating robots – has been setting records repeatedly over the last decade, with 2018 expected to be the hottest year […]

Hong Kong lawmaker vows fresh push for UK-style anti-slavery law

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Thomson Reuters Foundation A Hong Kong lawmaker vowed last week to launch a renewed push for an anti-slavery law, warning that there was “no room” for delay as thousands of victims are trapped in the city. There is little support within the Hong Kong government for a new slavery law but lawmaker Dennis Kwok said […]