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Everything you need to know about Boris Johnson’s offshore migrant detention plans Scottish National Party

Everything you need to know about Boris Johnson’s offshore migrant detention plans

Migrants seeking asylum in the UK could soon be met with an altogether different greeting, according to a series of government leaks revealing the brainstorming behind planned reforms.Following the revelation that Priti Patel looked into setting up migrant centres on two distant British territories, a sequence of briefings to journalists…
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October 1, 2020
Lawyer representing youths says court has role in climate change lawsuit Climate Change

Lawyer representing youths says court has role in climate change lawsuit

By The Canadian PressThu., Oct. 1, 2020timer1 min. readVANCOUVER - A lawyer representing 15 youths who accuse the federal government for breaching their constitutional rights by failing to properly address climate change says the courts have a definite role to play in determining the lawsuit’s outcome.Joseph Arvay disagreed Wednesday with…
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October 1, 2020
The proliferation of sustainability accounting standards comes with costs WEF

The proliferation of sustainability accounting standards comes with costs

Thankfully, there are early signs of consolidationNOWHERE IS CORPORATE do-goodery more on show than in a firm’s sustainability report. Today 58% of companies in America’s S&P 500 index publish one, up from 37% in 2011, according to Datamaran, a software provider. Among the photos of blooming flowers and smiling children,…
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October 1, 2020
US makes fresh pitch to Latin America in bid to counter China's influence Belt and Road

US makes fresh pitch to Latin America in bid to counter China's influence

Photograph: Ranu Abhelakh/ReutersGrowing tensions between the US and China have prompted clashes at the United Nations, accusations of spying and rumblings of a global trade war.In Latin America, the rivalry has recently prompted a public relations battle over which superpower could provide ventilators and PPE during the pandemic, outcry over…
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October 1, 2020
Who Has the Power to Define Christianity in the US? Christianity

Who Has the Power to Define Christianity in the US?

Since the inception of America, conservatives have regularly—even desperately—sought to distort and exploit religious traditions. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch. On August 26, during the Republican National Convention, Vice President…
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October 1, 2020