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The UN has warned that people living near oil fields, where gas is openly burned, face heightened risks of leukaemia, and that it has classified such areas as “modern sacrifice zones.”Singling out sites in Iraq for gas flaring — a process of burning gas released by oil drilling that produces cancer-linked pollutants including CO2, methane and black soot — the UN said profits have been prioritized over human rights, noting Britain’s BP and Italy’s Eni as working these sites.David Boyd, UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, told…

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With the increase in the electricity tariff and inflation rates in Pakistan. Globally leading inverter manufacturer Growatt New Energy introduces its new C&Iproduct for the Pakistani market. According to the company, the equipment is intended for Industrial and Commercial applications. The MAX 100-125KTL3-X is now available in the Pakistani market.Considering all market trends Growatt designed this inverter in which the company makes surethe multiple MPPTs, higher DC/AC ratio, lower mismatch losses, and high efficiency of 99.8%. This inverter is also feasible with high-rated panels as itsMPPT’s ampere rating is 16A.…

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At the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress in October, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been widely expected to be granted a third term as party leader in what would be an unprecedented event considering that CCP leaders generally only serve two terms. That fact alone has raised tensions for the particular National Congress–an event that only happens every five years.   If granted a third term, a right that has already been made possible due to a constitutional amendment, Xi would serve as CCP leader for another five years.  Any doubt…

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The European Union plans to follow suit with the United Kingdom and others and impose sanctions on the organizers of “illegal, illegitimate referendums” that are being conducted in four regions of Ukraine that are at least partially controlled by Moscow. “There would be consequences for all people who participate in the illegal, illegitimate referendums,” Peter Stano, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, told journalists on September 27, the fifth and final day of voting in the referendums, which many Western governments have called “sham” votes. The vote…

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Saudi Arabia’s King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday issued a royal decree to appoint Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the prime minister of the country. The crown prince was earlier the deputy premier and minister of defense of the kingdom. According to another royal decree, the king has also restructured the Council of Ministers, which is headed by the crown prince. The Saudi king also issued a decree appointing the Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman as the…

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