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Imagine Peace

Andrea Arroyo Andrea Arroyo is co–art director of Opp-Art. She is an award-winning artist working in fine art, site-specific installation, public art and illustration. Her work is published widely (including in The New Yorker and The New York Times) and is exhibited internationally. She is the creator of “Unnatural Election:…
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August 24, 2026
Headlines for August 24, 2026 Syria

Headlines for August 24, 2026

Headlines August 24, 2026 Watch Headlines Iran Condemns U.S. Sanctions Ahead of Trump Administration’s “Economic D-Day” Aug 24, 2026 Iran’s leaders have threatened to halt all oil exports from the Persian Gulf and to treat any nation’s support for U.S. sanctions against Iran as an “act of war.” The threat…
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August 24, 2026
The law of the innocents: Ireland’s medieval precursor to the Geneva conventions Cursor

The law of the innocents: Ireland’s medieval precursor to the Geneva conventions

The Geneva conventions, which were signed in August 1949 in the aftermath of the horrors of the second world war, are generally accepted as the gold standard of international humanitarian law. They set the rules for the treatment of both combatants and civilians during wartime. But they were preceded by…
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August 24, 2026
Researchers use virtual reality to increase understanding of agrivoltaics Virtual Reality

Researchers use virtual reality to increase understanding of agrivoltaics

Research from Denmark finds using immersive virtual reality can help citizens understand the dual-use logic of agrivoltaics. Participants in the research evaluated agrivoltaics as greener, more innovative and at least as acceptable as conventional solar parks. The post Researchers use virtual reality to increase understanding of agrivoltaics appeared first on…
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August 24, 2026
What live sewage spill data does (and doesn’t) tell us about water pollution Water Pollution

What live sewage spill data does (and doesn’t) tell us about water pollution

During periods of heavy rainfall, pipes known as storm overflows aim to prevent excess water overflowing into the sewage system. But this is not always the case. During intense rainfall, combined sewers (which carry both wastewater from homes and businesses and rainwater running off roads and buildings into drains) can…
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August 24, 2026
Typhoon Narra wreaks havoc in China, Vietnam as rains lead to floods Vietnam

Typhoon Narra wreaks havoc in China, Vietnam as rains lead to floods

Rescue workers evacuate flood-affected residents by boat after heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Narra caused flooding in Ningming county, Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, on Aug 23, 2026. (Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters) BEIJING: Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Narra battered northern Vietnam and China's southern region of Guangxi,…
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August 24, 2026
Hongkong Post alerts public not to download Hongkong Post Mobile Application from any unofficial channels Huawei

Hongkong Post alerts public not to download Hongkong Post Mobile Application from any unofficial channels

Hongkong Post alerts public not to download Hongkong Post Mobile Application from any unofficial channels ******************************************************************************************      Hongkong Post today (August 24) appealed to members of the public not to download the Hongkong Post Mobile Application from any unofficial channels. Hongkong Post clarifies that the Hongkong Post Mobile Application…
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August 24, 2026
Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro neck and neck ahead of Brazil election, Nexus poll shows Bolsonaro

Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro neck and neck ahead of Brazil election, Nexus poll shows

SAO PAULO, Aug 24 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are in a technical tie in a potential runoff ahead of October's presidential election, a Nexus poll commissioned by lender BTG Pactual showed on Monday. • In a simulated second-round runoff, Lula would…
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August 24, 2026
China Unicom and Huawei deploy 5G-A network at World Humanoid Robot Games Huawei

China Unicom and Huawei deploy 5G-A network at World Humanoid Robot Games

China Unicom and Huawei have deployed a dedicated 5G-Advanced (5G-A) network at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, putting some of Huawei’s recent mobile networking ideas into practice. The games opened on August 22 at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval and are scheduled to run through August 26. They feature…
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August 24, 2026
GEF Proposes $140 Million Program to Strengthen Drought Resilience Climate Change

GEF Proposes $140 Million Program to Strengthen Drought Resilience

Africa, Asia-Pacific, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Indigenous Rights, Least Developed Countries, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Environment DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Aug 24 2026 (IPS) - For pastoralists in Arvaikheer — a village in Mongolia’s dry…
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August 24, 2026