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Raid in Rio de Janeiro Leaves 28 Dead

Click to expand Image Activists and relatives of victims shout slogans and demand justice the day after a deadly police operation in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 7, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo Activists and…

RACV to install solar solution for NSW shopping centre

RACV Solar has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction arrangement with CEP.Energy to deliver a solar and battery installation in New South Wales. CEP.Energy has partnered with the privately run shopping centre — Narellan Town Centre in Southwest Sydney…

Meat manufacturer upgrades wastewater treatment plant

A J Bush & Sons (Manufactures) is one of Australia’s largest east coast protein recovery providers, operating rendering and manufacturing plants in NSW and Qld. The plants specialise in processing animal by-products for the meat/butchery industry. The NSW (Riverstone) plant’s…

Mourning in India

Thanks to social media, grief has become collective—even as the pandemic has made it a lonely affair. Source link

UAE: Foreign Debtor Trapped in Dire Circumstances

Click to expand Image UAE flag with Dubai skyline © 2019 Getty Images (Beirut) – United Arab Emirates authorities have barred an Iranian national from leaving the country or working for nearly seven years under the country’s abusive debt laws,…

Holcim ECOPact low-carbon concrete

Holcim has launched ECOPact, a low-carbon concrete product range which is designed to reduce the embodied carbon of buildings, infrastructure and homes. Currently, 20% of Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions derive from construction, with building materials a key contributor. ECOPact…

Europe: Redouble Efforts to End Violence Against Women

(Berlin) – Council of Europe member states should reinforce efforts to combat violence against women by swiftly ratifying and carrying out a landmark regional convention on women’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch released two videos today…