With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safeOn a December day when temperatures dipped below 20 degrees, Street Vendor Project staff walked along a busy commercial street in the Bronx, handing out “know your rights” information to vendors selling fruits and vegetables. […]
GOAL OF THE MONTH – Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities – Welcome to the United Nations
___________ Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people’s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.The incomes of the poorest 40 per cent of the population had been growing faster than the national average in most countries, but emerging yet inconclusive evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have disrupted this positive trend.The global […]
Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers – The New York Times
Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers The New York Times New study questions what we know about who should get mammograms and when The Washington Post A New Study Challenges the Way We Screen for Breast Cancer Time Magazine American College of Radiology Statement on WISDOM Breast Cancer Screening Trial […]
Flooding remains threat in Pacific north-west as Washington declares emergency – The Guardian
Torrential rain has caused mudslides, washed out roads and submerged vehicles with more deluges expected on SundayThe Pacific north-west is reeling from catastrophic flooding that inundated communities across the region this week, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate and prompting a federal emergency declaration.Torrential rain rapidly filled rivers and triggered flooding on Thursday […]
Ukraine war latest: British soldier who died in Ukraine pictured for first time – after Zelenskyy's peace plan update – news.sky.com
A “historic” move to help Ukraine with frozen Russian assets is a “tall order”, Belgium’s PM says – but he didn’t rule it out. Meanwhile, Ukraine says it has retaken parts of a key frontline area – leaving Russian troops “completely cut off”. Catch up below – and watch our latest Q&A.Friday 12 December 2025 […]