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76th UN General Assembly: Climate Change, Covid-19, And Global Unity

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Summary 

  • World Leaders from across the globe gathered on Tuesday for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. 
  • Some world leaders, including ones from China and Iran, opted out of attendance and instead sent in pre-recorded videos. 
  • A major aim of the meeting, as introduced by President Jair Bolsano in Brazil, includes stopping the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and addressing struggling economies worldwide. 
  • Other topics deemed “the greatest cascade of crises” included the ongoing climate crises, strengthening divisions of world countries, the Taliban in Afghanistan and the ongoing military coup in Myanmar. 
  • “Instead of the path of solidarity,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres stated, “we are on a dead end to destruction.”
  • US President Joe Biden started during his first General Assembly address boosting Guterres’ call for action, emphasizing his abandonment of isolating the United States from other countries, and stressed the importance of staying globally interconnected. 
  • President Biden also pledged to double efforts in reducing climate change by the year 2024, becoming a crucial part in halting global greenhouse emissions as many countries have failed to meet climate change aid requirements pledged years back. 
  • President Xi Jinping stated “will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad” in response to the talks of climate change, although critics call the efforts futile in halting the rising global temperature rise. 

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/21/world/un-general-assembly#un-general-assembly-biden

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/20/politics/joe-biden-united-nations-donald-trump/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/un-general-assembly-09-21-21/index.html

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Harvest Moon Debuts September 20th After Sunset

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  • The 2021 harvest moon made its appearance Monday evening right after sunset. 
  • The harvest moon, named for its function of allowing farmers more time to harvest crops produced during the summer, appears orange in color and is closer to the Earth’s horizon.
  • A meteorologist at Weatherquest stated “The harvest moon is the name given to the full moon that is closest to the autumn equinox, which stems from Native American culture, and so it can occur in either September or October, depending on how the lunar cycle lines up in a given year.
  • The autumn equinox of this year will be on September 22nd. 

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Failed Coup in Sudan Orchestrated by Former Regime

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  • The Sudanese government has announced that there was a failed coup attempt on Tuesday and was orchestrated by “remnants from the previous regime.” Their intent was to disrupt the “democratic transition.”
  • In the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, there was military activity, the closure of the Nile river, and shots fired on Tuesday. Several former military officers involved were arrested.
  • Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok reassured the country that the situation is under control and that he would be working to “continue to dismantle the system of the former regime.”

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ECHR Confirms Russia’s Involvement in Litvinenko’s Death

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  • The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has concluded that Russia was behind the death of British citizen, former Russian spy, and Kremlin critic, Alexander Litvinenko.
  • Litvinenko was poisoned with highly radioactive polonium-210 in 2006 and passed away. In 2016, the UK stated that his death “probably approved” by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • KGB member Andrei Lugovoi and Russian citizen Dmitry Kovtun were found in 2016 to be behind the poisoning, but the ECHR concluded this week that “Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun had been acting as agents of the Russian state.”

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Trudeau Secures Third Term With Another Minority Government

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  • Canada’s elections have resulted in the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, winning 157 seats in Parliament, with the Conservative Party winning 122 seats. The New Democratic Party and Bloc Quebecois won the remaining seats.
  • The Liberals were unable to form a majority government, a huge loss for Truduea, as he had called the snap election hoping that his success with the pandemic would be enough to win a majority.
  • Many Canadians did not feel the need for this election, and Conservative candidate Erin O’Toole, called the election a “quick power grab.” Trudeau was able to secure a third term, but with another minority government.

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Prince Andrews Receives Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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  • Prince Andrews, the second oldest son of the Queen, is facing a civil sexual assault case from Virginia Roberts Giuffre, whose lawyers sent the legal papers to Andrew Brettler by email and FedEx.
  • He allegedly assaulted her in London, New York and the US Virgin Islands when she was 17 years old. Roberts was also trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, a late convinced sex offender.
  • Andrews defended himself in 2019, stating, “I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened. I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.”

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Volcano Eruption in La Palma, Spain

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  • 5550 people in Canary Island in Spain were forced to evacuate their homes after lava erupted from Cumber Vieja volcano last Sunday. 
  • About 100 homes have been destroyed so far.
  • No casualties have been reported. 
  • This volcano last erupted 50 years ago.

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2 Doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine is Better Than 1 dose, Report Finds

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  • Single dose of  Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has proven to be 66% effective worldwide and 72% effective in the US.
  • Two doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine is said to be 94% effective, and adding a booster shot has proven to raise the immunity significantly. 
  • According to the CDC about 14.8 million Americans have received the J & J vaccine. 
  • J&J vaccine is 81% effective in preventing hospitalization against the delta variant.

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Six People Shot at a Russian University

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  • An 18 year law student attacked Perm State University in Russia this Tuesday, killing six people and injuring 19. 
  • Some students barricaded themselves in the classroom while the shooting was going on. Other students jumped from the second story building to escape.
  • The gunman was arrested by local law officials. This is the second mass shooting at a school in Russia this year.

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Cruelty Against Haitian Immigrants

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  • Images of US Border Patrol officials are circulating showing officer using whips against Haitian immigrants on the US-Mexico border
  • US immigration has launched an investigation.
  • The White House has condemned such acts of cruelty and violence. 

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  • Translators from different countries reading this book were harshly stabbed to death when the book came out and Iranian leader, Ayatollah Khomeini called for Salman’s execution for three million dollars.
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