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Category : Noteworthy News
Date : 2020
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Global experts call for tax on meat consumption and livestock production to avoid “Era of Pandemics.”

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Global experts call for tax on meat consumption and livestock production to avoid “Era of Pandemics.”

In the major study “Workshop on Biodiversity and Pandemics” published by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), 22 international scientists highlighted that pandemic risks are driven by human activities. The main factors include wildlife trade and animal livestock raising, which are also propelling climate change and biodiversity loss. Chaired by Dr. Peter D
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2020-12-27   868 Views
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Greece passes law to protect animals

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Greece passes law to protect animals

Greece’s parliament unanimously approved legislation that will sentence animal abusers from one to ten years in prison depending on the crime’s nature. They will also be fined between €5,000 and €15,000. The nation’s Rural Development and Food Minister, His Excellency Makis Voridis, stated that the law is “a strong message sent by parliament to society… Society can no longer accept such acts.” He
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2020-12-20   1070 Views
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United States Olympic track gold medalist highlights vegan diet benefits

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United States Olympic track gold medalist highlights vegan diet benefits

A member of the 4 x 400 meter relay gold medal-winning team during the 2016 Olympics, David Verburg says that he has more energy after becoming vegan, for the animals, over two years ago. Mr. Verburg continues his rigorous training, fueled by plant-based food. Tofu, kale salad, avocado on toast, and plant-based meat from Impossible Foods are among his favorites. He often enjoys oatmeal in the morn
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2020-12-16   1402 Views
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Encouragement from family and friends helps people go vegan

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Encouragement from family and friends helps people go vegan

The Fry Family Food Co. commissioned a survey of 2,000 meat-free adults in the UK to find out what motivated them to change their diets. Almost 40% of responders said they adopted this new lifestyle to be in sync with their partner. Other individuals credited their children and friends with influencing their decision to switch to the compassionate, plant-based diet. Tammy Fry Kelly, marketing dire
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2020-12-15   1197 Views
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Israel and Morocco Restore Ties in Newest U.S.-Mediated Deal

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Israel and Morocco Restore Ties in Newest U.S.-Mediated Deal

“What a perfect night to celebrate the normalization and the light of peace between Israel and Morocco on this Festival of Lights, at a time when the world has been in a dark place for this past year and we’re all searching for light. And now on this first night [of] this Festival of Lights, we usher in a new era of peace with another Arabic-speaking nation.” Israel and Morocco restore ties in new
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2020-12-13   643 Views
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Southeastern Korean city schools offer vegetarian meals

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Southeastern Korean city schools offer vegetarian meals

The Ulsan City Office of Education is promoting vegetarianism in response to climate change and to improve student health. Currently, 92% of its 248 schools offer daily vegetarian meals to students who request it, and 94% have “Meat-free Monday” lunches every two weeks. The meals use protein-rich legumes instead of meat. School cooks, nutrition teachers, and dieticians have received specialized tr
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2020-12-03   968 Views
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France takes steps to abolish animal cruelty

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France takes steps to abolish animal cruelty

Wild animals gain new rights under French law. The Honorable Barbara Pompili, Minister for the Ecological Transition, has announced several bans that will progressively prioritize animal welfare. With the goal of phasing out dolphinariums, it is now forbidden for France’s three marine parks to bring in or breed new orcas and dolphins. Raising mink on fur farms will be outlawed by 2025. And in the
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2020-12-01   917 Views
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In the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association Relief News from China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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In the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association Relief News from China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

In 2019, severe drought in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea caused a shortage in food supplies of rice and maize, the country’s main crops. Then three typhoons in 2020 damaged grain fields across the land, causing even more concern about food security. In October 2019, members of the Supreme Master Ching Hai Association in China formed a relief team and purchased an initial 30 tons of ric
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2020-11-24   878 Views
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Palestine Restores Ties with Israel Palestine restores relations with Israel

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Palestine Restores Ties with Israel Palestine restores relations with Israel

The Honorable Hussein Al-Sheikh, head of the Palestinian Authority’s General Authority of Civil Affairs, announced on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, that their government will renew its security and civil cooperation with Israel, ending a six-month withdrawal. He stated, “Based on the official written and verbal letters we received confirming Israel’s commitment [to past bilateral agreements], the re
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2020-11-22   609 Views
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Studies find industrial pig farming linked with higher COVID-19 infection rates

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Studies find industrial pig farming linked with higher COVID-19 infection rates

Dr. Larissa Mies Bombardi and Pablo Nepomuceno from the University of São Paulo in Brazil and Dr. Immo Fiebrig from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom analyzed the spatial correlation between COVID-19 infections and pig factory farms in Brazil, Germany and the United States. They found increased infection rates near pig farms and hypothesized that the current pig farming industry m
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2020-11-21   1475 Views
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United States moves to end conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

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United States moves to end conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

The United States’ new Acting Defense Secretary, the Honorable Christopher Miller, announced on Tuesday, November 17, 2020: “I’m here today to update you on President Trump’s plan to bring the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to a successful and responsible conclusion, and to bring our brave service members home.” Secretary Miller said troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced to 2,500 in b
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2020-11-20   655 Views
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Libya Signs Ceasefire Agreement

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Libya Signs Ceasefire Agreement

“Today is a good day for the Libyan people. At 11:15 am this morning, here in the UN headquarters in Geneva, the two Libyan delegations to the 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks signed a complete, countrywide and permanent ceasefire agreement with immediate effect.” Following a number of peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UN
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2020-10-27   763 Views
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Sudan and Israel Agree to Historic Peace Deal

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Sudan and Israel Agree to Historic Peace Deal

Sudan and Israel transition to a new era of peace. On Friday, October 23, 2020, His Excellency Donald Trump, President of the United States, a Shining World Peace Leader Award and Shining World Leadership Award for Compassion laureate,announced a normalization agreement between Sudan and Israel, which he had mediated. The new accord was declared during a phone call with Prime Minister of Israel, H
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2020-10-26   1604 Views
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Study finds doing acts of kindness boosts well-being

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Study finds doing acts of kindness boosts well-being

Helping others can improve health and well-being. Researchers from The University of Hong Kong found a modest – yet significant – association between prosocial behavior and enhanced mental and physical health. Published in Psychological Bulletin, an American academic journal, the study involved over 198,000 participants and analyzed 201 independent studies. It was determined that people who perfor
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2020-10-24   836 Views
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Loving Condolences for Al Kasha’s Family

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Loving Condolences for Al Kasha’s Family

Loving condolences and gifts for the composer Al Kasha’s family. On September 14, 2020, the world lost the presence of a brilliant artist and inspirational man, the beloved Mr. Al Kasha. Highly esteemed in both Hollywood and Broadway, Mr. Kasha was a two-time Academy Award-winning composer and songwriter with many hit songs and collaborations with some of music’s greatest artists. He w
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2020-10-21   1123 Views
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Research finds Earth’s temperatures of the past 10 years were warmest

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Research finds Earth’s temperatures of the past 10 years were warmest

Climate crisis accelerates over past decade. According to a recent report led by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Centers for Environmental Information, the years between 2010 and 2019 comprise the hottest decade on our planet since humans began recording worldwide temperatures. The researchers found that each decade since 1980 has been successively warmer than t
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2020-09-27   982 Views
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Enfield Council declares a climate emergency and prohibits meat

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Enfield Council declares a climate emergency and prohibits meat

The borough, about 16 kilometers north of Central London, will serve only vegan or vegetarian food at its catered events starting in December 2020. The local authorities feel the urgency of taking action to mitigate the climate crisis and plan on reaching carbon neutrality by 2030. Another London borough, Lewisham, has also voted in favor of requiring food served on its premises to be plant-based.
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2020-09-22   4286 Views
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experts call for implementing more plant-based foods in national dietary guidelines

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experts call for implementing more plant-based foods in national dietary guidelines

New national dietary guidelines recommended. Researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, as well as Harvard and Tufts Universities in the United States, examined government dietary recommendations from 85 countries around the world and found that most of the guidelines astonishingly lacked proper advice on following a healthy diet. In p
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2020-08-28   1008 Views
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United Nations report calls for better treatment of animals

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United Nations report calls for better treatment of animals

Increased exploitation of wildlife cited as key factor of global outbreaks in UN report. In a new report entitled, “Preventing the Next Pandemic - Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission,” the United Nations Environment Programme has presented seven major drivers of zoonotic disease emergence, which are mostly linked to increasing consumption of livestock and wild animal produ
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2020-08-19   1112 Views
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Pakistan high court affirms legal rights of animals

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Pakistan high court affirms legal rights of animals

In a landmark ruling, Islamabad High Court Chief Justice, the Honorable Athar Minallah, ordered that Kaavan, an Asian elephant who was cruelly treated at a zoo in the capital for the last 30 years, be relocated to a sanctuary within 30 days. In addition, all remaining animals confined in“small and ill-equipped enclosures” must be moved to appropriate sanctuaries in 60 days. A black bear who was re
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2020-08-02   794 Views
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