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Twitter updates from http://t.co/SdptPePLtw discussing numerous global issues

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Joined September 2009
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FYI, I'm also on blue sky now: bsky.app/profile/globalissue… - hopefully this won't be blocked!
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Proud to announce that globalissues.org now also carries stories from @UN_News_Centre. See stories from them as well as the excellent @ipsnews on: globalissues.org
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UN News recently reached out to engage in a partnership program whereby they provide me a specialised feed that I am permitted to reproduce their news stories on globalissues.org. Together with IPS News both are source of important quality news items. Hope you like them.
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Again, apologies for no tweets in recent years. I am still overcoming some personal challenges, but getting there and been keeping the site going behind the scenes. Hope to write more own content soon.
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apologies for no updates for SO long. trying to get back into it now. Starting with a site redesign: globalissues.org
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#climateaction not just cheaper than inaction but could boost #economy and #health as well as #environment bit.ly/1zz0akR
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#COP20 Lima climate meeting appeared successful but many concerned about vague or less than ambitious outcomes: bit.ly/1zNLIXP
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2014 #WarmestEver year on record. Updated information, charts, and animation on this and related issues: globalissues.org/article/233…
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#Ebola outbreak in West Africa is deadly. Despite increasing help, facilities, equipment and more needed. Follow news bit.ly/1vpTTEf
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Foreign #aid record high in 2013. But shortfall compared to promised amounts even higher. Quality still questionable. bit.ly/1hp78Ls
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Foreign #aid since 1970: $3.6 trillion. Shortfall since 1970 when promises were made to give 0.7% of GNI: $5 trillion bit.ly/1vlPvXN
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Sorry not tweeted in months; lots of personal stuff plus new baby keeping me busy! Hopefully I can try writing more regularly now
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75% of the world’s large #carnivores are now in decline. Also, #rhino poaching continues to soar: globalissues.org/article/177…
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#Tobacco kills, exacerbates #poverty & #hunger, impacts #economy and more. Ad bans and high cigarette taxes work bit.ly/1g9QYHw
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New page on the site: overview of the #COP19 Warsaw #Climate change conference: globalissues.org/article/803…
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#globalwarming not paused. Recent surface temp drops vs long term rise and huge ocean warming bit.ly/1ZHFr
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What is the impact of mass #surveillance on #democracy? globalissues.org/article/802…
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Apologies for lack of updates in recent months. Catching up after some personal tragedies last year. Hoping to resume (at a slow pace!) now.
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World #military spending in 2012 was just over $1.7 trillion. The first (small) fall since 1998. bit.ly/3MRsP0
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#austerity in Europe smells of ideology as growth policies are failing. Some campaigns to fix debt funded by elite bit.ly/UwMub
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